Northern Fulmar
July 2006 – Asbyrgi, Iceland
Hundreds, or perhaps thousands of these birds were nesting on the cliffs at the bottom of the “horseshoe canyon” at Asbyrgi. This is about 10 miles or so from the open water – though, that water is a sort of bay… it would be another 30 miles or so to true open water. Legend says that this canyon was formed when Odin’s horse touched the earth…