Redshank flying, Hotel Raudaskrida, Iceland
Hotel Rauðaskriða, Aðaldalur, near Húsavík, Iceland (June 2014)
There is nearly 24 hours of daylight at this time of the year in Iceland; this photo was taken at almost 10 pm in lovely low sunshine. 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:
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) / Internet Bird Collection
Common Redshank / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Shooting Time 21:56
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 640
There is nearly 24 hours of daylight at this time of the year in Iceland; this photo was taken at almost 10 pm in lovely low sunshine. 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:
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) / Internet Bird Collection
Common Redshank / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Shooting Time 21:56
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 640
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