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No, there’s no white lions in Iceland, I’m going a bit off-piste with this post… I visited the Lion Park and the Rhino and Lion Reserve in Johannesburg. These are popular tourist attractions where you can see lions along with … Continue reading
Finally, the animal that was most exciting to see in Iceland – the Arctic Fox! Hard to find even if you are looking for them and seen by accident in Skaftafell. This one is in the middle of changing its white winter coat to a brown summer coat. It was quite far away by the time the photo was taken but was still a trip highlight.
You have to look pretty hard to see it here
A closer view
And closer again!
I could have taken thousands of photos of sheep in Iceland. There are mothers with babies everywhere you look. This cute group of three near Sauðárkrókur posed so nicely for me that I didn’t have to take any other sheep photos.
It was really fun to see this wild seal colony bathing on sandbanks at Hvítserkur. There were several groups, but this was the one you could get closest to from the beach.
Sunbathing seals
One came over to investigate – I was hoping it would come on to the land on our side of the water, but this was as close as it got. It was amazing to have an encounter with a wild seal.
Curious
Can there be any horses nicer than these? They are so calm and friendly. It’s fun to see them everywhere in multi-coloured groups.
It’s hard to pick out a favourite, but I always like the grey or spotted ones.
