Legends of the Falls | Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Stefan Gerrits (Finland) finds a gap in the misty curtain near the falls of Skógafoss to reveal nesting northern fulmars.

There was a strong, blustery wind on the day Stefan visited Skógafoss. This created a constant veil of spray that hid the birds from view and coated his camera lens with fine water droplets.

Eventually, enough gaps appeared in the mist to enable him to photograph this scene.

The northern fulmars at Skógafoss fly across the 60-metre-high (197-foot) waterfall to nest in the nearby cliffs.

Fulmars are widespread across northern latitudes. In Europe, populations have been declining since the mid-1980s.