Eiders (male, female, juvenile) flying, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Eiders (male, female, juvenile) flying, Jokulsarlon, Iceland - Eider
Jökulsárlón, Iceland (June 2017)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon containing icebergs calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.

Status is Near Threatened (recently uprated from Least Concern). Also known as Common Eider. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) / Wikipedia
Common Eider / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Common Eider Somateria mollissima / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

Shooting Time 08:58
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 1000

Latitude 64 02 56.3 N
Longitude 16 10 53.4 W
Altitude 7.80m


Eider swimming on lagoon, Jokulsarlon, Iceland


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