Long-tailed Duck (female), Iceland

Long-tailed Duck (female), Iceland - Long-tailed Duck
Private site, Lake Myvatn, Iceland (June 2017)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Permission was obtained from the landowner to erect four dome hides next to a private pond.

Status is classified as Vulnerable. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis / Internet Bird Collection
Long-tailed Duck / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
ARKive / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

Shooting Time 07:48
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1600

Latitude 65 33 55.9 N
Longitude 17 01 49.8 W
Altitude 292.50m


Long-tailed Duck pair, Iceland


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