Sabine's Gull in flight, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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. Many of the icebergs are blue; one of these was used as a background for this shot of an adult Sabine's Gull.

Gordon Rae, Garth Peacock, Liz Cutting, Helen Jackson-Garside and Carol Minks were among the eight photographers on the trip. Check out their websites and Facebook (Natures Images, Danny Green Photography, Gordon Rae Photography) for more images from the Iceland tour. The Natures Images guest gallery for the trip can also be viewed here.

Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini / Internet Bird Collection
Sabine’s Gull / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
ARKive / Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)

Shooting Time 16:53
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Exposure Compensation +1 1/3
ISO Speed 2000

Latitude 64 02 52.9 N
Longitude 16 10 51.4 W
Altitude 3.90m