Golf in Iceland: Under the Midnight Sun

The kria are Arctic terns. Every summer, they travel from Antarctica to Iceland— the longest migration of any bird on the planet. If you’ve ever complained about your commute to work, consider this: Over the course of its life, each kria will make the equivalent of three round trips to the moon. Several thousand kria land on this very golf course, where they will nest in the rough from May until July, laying their eggs. If you keep your ball on the fairway, all is dandy. However, hapless golfers who wander into the rough are immediately swarmed by the angry birds. The kria don’t just screech— they attack, sometimes drawing blood.