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Snow Bunting
C B Allen

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

One of a flock of around 40 birds present in area on-and-off over the winter. The area these were favouring is regularly "seeded" to attract the birds - at least in part I'd guess to make them easier to trap and ring! This individual just one of the birds already rung (banded). Caught in beautiful warm late afternoon light.
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Habitat
Shingle beach with saline pools, scattered clumps of marram grass & buckthorn scrub
Location
Kessingland beach (Suffolk/UK)
Date taken
12th February 2024
Scientific name
Plectrophenax nivalis
Equipment used
OMDS/OM-1 150-400mm f4.5 IS PRO 1.25TC + 1.4x TC
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
see image metadata
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Lisa W
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Beautiful photo! The background really helps to make the bunting the star. Well done.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
C B Allen
Date added
View count
214
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
OM Digital Solutions OM-1
Aperture
ƒ/6.3000001907349
Focal length
560.0 mm
Exposure time
1/20000 second(s)
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
P2123881.jpg
File size
4.4 MB
Date taken
Mon, 12 February 2024 4:36 PM
Dimensions
3174px x 2381px

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