Saturday's Critters # 634

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

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From my archives, I am sharing birds that are white or mostly white in color.  These birds are some of my favorites that I have seen over the years I have been birdwatching.  

I have seen the White Pelicans in various states, below a flock was seen at the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. 

The White Pelicans are seen at Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland. 

The Wood Storks seen in Florida at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 

The Snowy Owl perched on the visitor centers roof at the Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.

My first sighting of the Snowy Owl was seen at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. 

 The Great Egrets are seen in lots of states, below this one was seen in Florida. 

The Trumpeter Swan seen in Anchorage Alaska. 

Below the Trumpeter Swans were seen in the Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island  Washington.

The Mute Swans seen in Ireland

Mute Swans seen in Blackwater NWR Cambridge Maryland. 

The Tundra Swans seen in Maryland and in Pennsylvania.

The next two photos are the Tundra Swans seen at Middle Creek WMA in Pennsylvania. 

The Whooper Swan seen in Iceland

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Saturday's Critters #303

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I promise, these are the last of my Iceland photos. Our last day in the city of Reykjavik. We walked around the Tjornin Pond for the second time during our trip. There were lots of ducks, geese, pigeons and swans. The Tjornin Pond  is located in the middle of the capital city, Reykjavik Iceland. I felt very safe walking around this city.  Below, me and my shadow with the Whooper Swans at the Tjornin Pond. 

I enjoyed seeing the Whooper Swans as we walked the path around the pond. 

This Gull, possibly a Mew Gull was seen in the Reykjavik harbor.

 More photos of the same gull above, the id could be wrong. 

There were a lot of Black-headed Gulls on the little island. 

This little island was in the middle of the Tjornin Pond, I call it Gull Island. 

The Black-headed Gulls along with some ducks snoozing.

I am pretty sure these are Mallards, they were seen all around the pond. They all have their heads hidden, camera shy I guess. 

The next two photos are more of the Whooper Swan.

A view of the Tjornin Pond, Swans, ducks and the building is the Reykjavik City Hall. We heard a lot about Iceland hot dogs, we figured we would have to try one before we left. There was a hot dog stand not too far from the pond.  They were good, I have not had a hot dogs in years. We were eating bad this day,  later we had treats from a local bakery/cafe. 

 I had help with this duck id, Eurasian Wigeon and is a lifer.

I thought this was a Greylag Goose but with the pink on it's bill could it be the Pink-footed Goose?

Pink-footed Goose or Greylag Goose? 

I maybe late commenting, my son's wedding is later this afternoon.  I will visit everyone ASAP.  




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My recent blog break was due to our Sept 2-7 Iceland trip. We flew from Dulles Airport near Washington DC to the capital city Reykjavik, Iceland. Our first full day, we walked around the harbor and marina.  I really liked the design of the Harpa Concert Hall building. The Harpa Concert Hall looked beautiful lit up at night. This building was designed with the help of Danish-Islandic artist  Olafur Eliasson. BTW,  I am guessing the bird seen in the harbor is a Black Guillemot?

The statue walk, various sculptures were found around the city and the Tjornin Pond.  Some of my favorites were the first statue is a bureaucrat taken off it's pedestal, Boy and Girl against the lamppost, The Settler, The Mermaid and the next to last is called the Spell Broken by Einar Jonsson.

Below, the monument to the Bureaucrat. 

We walked the loop around the Tjornin Pond, seeing lots of Whooper Swans, ducks, Greylag Geese and Black-headed Gulls.  I still have to figure out my new birds or lifers seen on this trip. This was not a birding trip, a trip to see the scenery, waterfalls, glaciers and we saw the Northern Lights. The birds are a bonus and always a distraction for me. 

I noticed the coral bill and legs, I think this is the Black-headed Gull. 

I am pretty sure these are the Greylag Geese, a lifer. 

A lifer for me, the Whooper Swan. 

I could be wrong, gulls are confusing for me. Is this the Lesser Black-backed Gull?

In the middle of the pond, I nicknamed this little island Gull Island. 

My and my shadow saw lots of pretty flowers around the pond and city.

Iceland is the greenest country in the world. With geothermal heating, hydro-electricity from the waterfalls. It is a very green-living place, I wish our country would do the same. The USA came in a dismal 61st, Iceland is first and Switzerland is number 2. 

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