Snow Bunting singing, side view, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

Snow Bunting singing, side view, Jokulsarlon, Iceland - Snow Bunting
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. The Snow Buntings at Jökulsárlón are quite tame and are easily seen in and around the car park.

Gordon Rae, Garth Peacock, Liz Cutting, Helen Jackson-Garside and Carol Minks were among the eight photographers on the trip. Check out their websites for more images from the Iceland tour.

Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis / Internet Bird Collection
Snow Bunting / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
ARKive / Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Shooting Time 11:46
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 640

Latitude 64 02 50.2 N
Longitude 16 10 49.9 W
Altitude 13.90m


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