Today Beth and I drove back to Reykjavik to visit the zoo and Botanical Gardens, and do a bit of shopping. The zoo’s definitely worth a trip. It specializes in Icelandic animals, native and otherwise: Icelandic foxes, horses, mink, goats, cows, pigs, Gyrfalcon, etc. I couldn’t count the captive Gyrfalcon but I couldn’t avoid Redwing if I tried. There were dozens everywhere:
Apparently they’ve been increasing in urban areas of Iceland as more and more trees are planted, and the Gardens were perfect for them. Also present were:
Graylag Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Wren
Eurasian Blackbird
European Starling
Common Redpoll
The Wren was a special surprise. It flew right into the focus of my camera as I was trying to get a shot of a Redpoll.
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