North As we moved east through some impressive landscapes, the terrain changed dramatically, from lush green hills and snow-capped mountain peaks to some barren rocky plateaus. As we drove to our next location, we had been alerted to an incoming Atlantic storm, which would pass over the north of Iceland […]
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Puffin Pursuit: An Icelandic Avian Adventure – Part 1
It’s 11:30pm when the plane tyres touchdown on the tarmac. The airport buildings are illuminated by the deep orange glow of the midnight sun, dipping below the horizon. The following morning, both myself and wildlife-filmmaker Ed Towler, head out early to meet with the small team of researchers in Reykjavik. […]
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Isolated in the middle of the North Atlantic and bordering the Arctic Circle, Iceland stands sentinel to the meteorological depressions of the Great North. At the young age of 20 million years, this island offers a landscape known for its birding and midnight sun. By Philippe Jaeger After leaving Iceland’s capital, […]
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