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The Atlantic puffin , also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the Faroe Islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and parts of Great Britain in the east.
The bay is home to surprisingly large number of fish and shellfish so it is no surprise  that a highlight will be when the boat's net is cast and brings up fresh seafood and shellfish.
Look at this bonanza of shellfish and other varieties of great fresh tasting items.
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It was the best seafood and shellfish in many years. Never such a variety in my life.
Scallops are characterized by offering two flavors and textures in one shell: the meat, called "scallop", which is firm and white, and the roe, called "coral", which is soft and often brightly coloued reddish-orange
Like a Sea Urchin.
Beggi was busy opening up shellfish for us to enjoy the delicacies
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A number of shellfish and items were thrown back over board, such as all the star fish and other items,  as it was not big enough or needed to be returned to the sea floor.
Starfish were returned to the ocean floor.
We were only able to eat so much and then the balance was returned to the ocean.
Icelandic Black bird
Male and Female Black bird, black with an orange beak feeding their young ones in a nest built into a rock wall.
View of Stykkisholmur from the top of the highest hill late in the evening.
Another view of the city late into the evening hours.  You would never know it is night time.
Looking across the landscape from atop a hill overlooking Stykkisholmur with ocean and mountains in the distance.
Myself standing on a wind swept hill at 11 p.m. at night. Talk about light.  You would never guess the time of day.
Greylag Geese walking through thick high grass looking for food in a pasture near the highway.
We visit the living museum Eiriksstadir Museum, once the site of the home of Erik the Red, father of the legendary viking Leif Eriksson.

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