Nature animals puffins depth of field birds faroe islands stone stones. All images are for personal use only and the rights belong to their respective owners. There are gannets and cormorants and razorbills and fulmars and storm petrels and kittiwakes and atlantic puffins. All images are for personal use only and the rights belong to their respective owners. Ferry dock on mykines.
The faroes are exceptionally located for getting birds from the east but several north american species have also been recorded at the faroes. Fat birds are easy prey. Of these around 50 species breed regularly on the islands and another 60 are regular visitors while almost 200 of the recorded bird species are either scarce or rare visitors to the faroe islands. The remote location of the 18 islands constituting the faroe islands functions virtually as a magnet for birds migrating over the north atlantic ocean.
The climate stays relatively stable year round thanks to the warm waters of gulf stream which prevent the harbors from freezing and winter temperatures from dipping too low. Free download high quality and widescreen. The fauna of the faroe islands reflects the islands remoteness as there are few terrestrial species but plenty of seabirds and marine animals. Its abundant variety of bird life which explodes during the summer months with nesting seabirds.
Mykines the westernmost of the faroe islands and actually pronounced meech ih ness is known for one main thing. A total of 305 bird species have been recorded in the faroe islands as of january 1 2012. The bird and nature lovers escape. Nature environment the 18 mountainous islands of the faroe islands were shaped by volcanic activity 50 60 million years ago.
These stocky black and white little birds with the colourful beaks are very dear to the faroese people and there are about 500000 pairs of puffins breeding in the faroe islands.