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[June 19, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] Yawning or yodeling?Pacific Loon on tundra pond (answer: yawning) (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens and 2x extender; 1/1000 second at f7.1; ISO 2000; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #pacificloon #highkeywildlife #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagram[May 14, 2022; Stutsman County, North Dakota] This photo shows the crazy intense spring courtship flight of Blue-winged Teal. Five males are in hot pursuit of the female in the middle. Since the skies were gray and didn’t addd to the photo I blew out the whites to make this a high key photo. [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens;] #courtshipflight #duckcourtship #bluewingedteal #sparkystensaas #highkeyphotography #highkey #highkeybirdphoto #birdsofinstagram #birds #ducksofinstagram #prairiepotholeregion #northdakotawild #northdakotawildlife #northdakotabirds[May 2022; Kidder County, North Dakota][June 17, 2022; Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba] Do you call these ice floes? Icebergs? Just big chunks of ice? What’s the proper term? Whatever they are called, the tundra is certainly my happy place [Sony A6500, mini tripod] #hudsonbay #hudsonbaymanitoba #churchillmb #churchillmanitoba #sparkystensaas #icebergsandpeople[June 17, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] Female ducks get a lot of attention this time of year :-). Male Common Eiders vying for a female‘s attention among the ice floes of Hudson Bay (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens; 1/640 second at f8; ISO 100; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #commoneider #seaduck #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagram[June 19, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] It’s funny… In Minnesota I only see Parasite Jaegers flying over Lake Superior, harassing gulls into vomiting up their last meal which they swoop up and eat. But here around Churchill I am encountering them out on the wet tundra where they nest.This pair was especially irked since evidently I was close to a nest. I tried to get away as quick as I could and they made sure I did. You will see you in the upcoming video how much they hated my presence :-) (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens; 1/1250 second at f8; +1.3ev; ISO 2000; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #parasiticjaeger #arcticskua #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagramShooting with Sparky Videos
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