Surveying the Tundra

840mm · f/5.6 · 1/2500 · ISO 5000

Photographed this Willow Ptarmigan in the Wildlife Management Area east of Churchill, MB.

We got out of the vehicle walked onto the tundra and laid down to watch and photograph a flock of Willow Ptarmigans. Our guide stood close armed with a shotgun, keeping an eye out for polar bears.

After a while we were surrounded by a flock of almost 100 birds, some coming as close as 4'. An incredible experience being part of the flock.

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