Black-tailed Godwit in field, Hotel Raudaskrida, Iceland

Hotel Rauðaskriða, Aðaldalur, near Húsavík, Iceland (June 2014)
The hotel is a good base for trips to Húsavík (for whale-watching), Lake Mývatn and the waterfalls Dettifoss and Goðafoss. Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Whimbrel and Golden Plover were common and quite approachable in the fields surrounding the hotel.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-tailed Godwit / Internet Bird Collection
Black-tailed Godwit / Bird Forum
Shooting Time 07:03
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1600
The hotel is a good base for trips to Húsavík (for whale-watching), Lake Mývatn and the waterfalls Dettifoss and Goðafoss. Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Whimbrel and Golden Plover were common and quite approachable in the fields surrounding the hotel.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-tailed Godwit / Internet Bird Collection
Black-tailed Godwit / Bird Forum
Shooting Time 07:03
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1600
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