Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus

f6.7 @ 1/1000s, ISO:1250, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X teleconverter


\"Lapland Longspur,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Lapland longspur is a robust bird, with a thick yellow seed-eater\'s bill. The summer male has a black head and throat, white eyestripe, chestnut nape, white underparts, and a heavily streaked black-grey back. Other plumages have a plainer orange-brown head, a browner back and chestnut nape and wing panels.
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska
 
06/25/2016