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The melt water and lava have carved out a stunning landscape over which Iceland's gyrfalcons hunt year-round.
融冰水和熔岩交织刻画出一片美得惊人的景色，而冰岛矛隼常年都在这片天空中捕猎。
But it's now summer and the falcons are busy raising their young. During the summer, Icelandic gyrfalcons hatch up to five young.
但现在是夏天，矛隼正忙于养肓后代，整个夏季里冰岛矛隼会产下五只幼鸟。
As autumn approaches, these three gyrfalcon chicks are developing their adult plumage and it's also time for them to take their first flight.
随着秋天临近，这三只矛隼幼鸟正逐渐羽翼丰满，而它们也准备进行自己的首次飞行了。
The young gyrfalcons learn to flight just in time for winter when they'll need to hunt for themselves to stay alive.
矛隼幼鸟们现在非常及时的学着飞翔，因为冬天将至，而它们必须学会自己捕食才能生存。
And it's now September, and in Iceland, the weather can change in an instant.
现在是九月，而在冰岛天气会在一瞬间发生变化。
Winter is approaching fast and water is turning back into ice. Inland, Iceland is freezing over once more.
冬季在迅速临近，水也逐渐重新冻结成冰，在陆地上冰岛再次成为了冰天雪地。
But the island's biggest waterfalls will keep flowing all year-round due to the sheer force of the melt water from the subglacial rivers.
不过冰岛最大的瀑布还会常年奔流不息，这全靠一条条冰川河的融水源源不断的供给。
Although on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland's climate is actually warmer than other places at this latitude, a result of the warm waters of the Atlantic Gulf Stream.
尽管地处北极圈边缘，冰岛的气候实际上总比同一纬度的其它地方温暖一些，这是受到北大西洋暖流温暖海水影响 的结果。
But on Iceland's coastline, the first of the winter storms are battering the cliffs.
但是在冰岛的海岸线上，冬季的第一场风暴己在悬崖处肆虐。
Thanks to its position in the North Atlantic, Iceland's coasts are hit by storms from every direction.
由于地处北大西洋中，冰岛海岸会受到来自各方的风暴袭击。
Iceland has almost five thousand kilometers of coastline and wave heights here can reach nearly twenty meters.
冰岛拥有近五千公里长的海岸线，而这里的浪高能达到近二十米。
In winter, it's no place for the faint-hearted.
冬天，懦弱者没有任何生存机会。
Gray seals have adapted to these conditions like no others and choose these stormy seas to get birth to their young.
灰海豹适应这些环境的方式完全与众不同，它们选择这些风暴肆虐的海滩进行分娩。
This pup is about two weeks old.
这只幼崽只有约两周大。
Finding a comfortable place to feed is almost impossible.
想找到一处舒适的地方喂食几乎是不可能的。
The mother will only continue to suckle him for just another few days although have fat-rich milk means she has almost doubled in size.
尽管满是高脂乳汁的妈妈体型几乎加倍，它也只会再给它喂几天奶。
