Sunday, June 15, 2014

Cliffs and puffins

In the afternoon of 6/12 we travelled to the northern tip of Bear Island where there is a weather station manned by 11. Purple saxifrage and Tufted Saxifrage (orange) greeted our arrival. While small, they lend a splash of color to an otherwise drab, stoney tundra landscape. Here are pictures of each: We came here, however, primarily for the dramatic cliffs and birds. Here are pictures of Little Auks, puffins, and fulmars: The weather dog and waterfalls from the cliffs round out our highlights for the day.

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