Life at Lækur

After a few days at the farm we are ready to welcome the eider back to nest. The spring watch begins.

Little snow, minus eight and six quiet days at the farm. Lækur in winter is something else.

In October the schools take a short break and we bring the families to the farm. On our first evening, the northern lights came out to welcome us.

Lækur has had its own small hydro plant since 1947. In 2025 the dam needed attention – so the family spent a few weeks on it.

Every year the families gather at the colony to collect the down. The third picture is of Snorri and Ingi as boys, with their teacher Zoffi.

Every year we begin in early May, protecting the colony as the eider start to arrive. It is crucial that the birds remain undisturbed.