Snow Bunting

1/4000, f6.3. ISO 1250, Canon EOS-1D X, EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM +1.4x III


The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There are small isolated populations on a few high mountain tops south of the Arctic region, including the Cairngorms in central Scotland and the Saint Elias Mountains on the southern Alaska-Yukon border, as... en.wikipedia.org
Barrow, Alaska
 
08/26/2015