Nearly every late spring and summer Icebergs calved from the Greenland Icecap head South in the currents down the East coast of Newfoundland. This was a major attraction for our visit to Newfoundland in Canada. My first encounter with icebergs happened a very long time ago, when I was 17 years old. I had been […]
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Oct 04, 2019 | Categories:Black and White Images, Seascape | Tags: Atlantic Ocean, available for licensed use, Bergs from the Greenland Icecap, Black and White Photographs of Icebergs, Canda, Icebergs, Newfoundland, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor 80mm-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VRIII, Nikkor TC-14e II, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon Camera Systems, Nikon D4S, Nikon D800, NL, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS TVC-34L Tripod, Seascapes, www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | 2 Comments »
Here are some photographs of new birds for my list so far this year. They have been shot exclusively in Texas and Southern Arizona. There are many beautiful areas and wildlife preserves down here and it is my delight to make the most of them when I can. These images were shot in the following […]
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Mar 02, 2019 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Wildlife | Tags: Arizona, AZ, Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus), Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata), Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris), Cardinals and their Allies, Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii), Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi), Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii), Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri), Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Emberizine Sparrows and their Allies, Finches and Old World Sparrows, Gils Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis), Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus maxicanus), Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryl americana), Hummingbirds, Icterids, images available to license, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Lesser Goldfinch (Spinius psaltria), Lexar Digital Film, Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon Camera Systems, Nikon D4S, Nikon GP-1, Patagonia Lake State Park, Pelicaniformes, Photographic images for sale, Pine Siskin (Spinius pinus), Quinta Mazatlan, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS L-plate for D4s, RRS TVC-34L Tripod, Ruus-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps), Tanagers, Texas, Thrushes, TX, Tyrant Flycatchers, Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicanus), Wildlife bird photography, Woodpeckers, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | 2 Comments »
My previous blog was about the shorebirds in their gorgeous breeding plumage that make their way to Churchill, Manitoba. But there are plenty of other types of birds and species that travel all the way to Churchill in order to breed. Many of these birds also “dress up” in order to attract a mate! Here […]
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Jul 10, 2017 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Gulls, Terns & Skimmers, Wading Birds, Wildlife | Tags: American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Birding, birds in breeding plumage, Birds of Churchill Manitoba, Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephia), Canada, Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Common Loon (Gavia immer), Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Hudson Bay, King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica), Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), The Churchill River, Wildlife bird photography, wildlife photographic images for sale, Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Leave A Comment »
Story with photographs showing the breeding plumage of several species of shorebirds as they migrate to the sub-arctic North to breed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Jun 14, 2017 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), Birds of Churchill Manitoba, Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), images available to license, Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, Shorebird Migration, shorebirds in breeding plumage, Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Stilt Sandpiper (Caldris himantopus), wildlife photographic images for sale, wildlife photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | Leave A Comment »
Photographs of Arctic Terns on an iceberg in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Jun 09, 2017 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Terns & Skimmers, Wildlife | Tags: Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisal), Boreal Forrest, Canada, Churchill MB, ice berg, Lexar Digital Film, Manitoba, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17e II, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, The Hudson Bay, Tundra, Wildlife bird photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | Leave A Comment »
As the blog from our full-time RVing in North Americas says – serendipity strikes again. We visited Haines in Alaska for images of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) but instead discovered all three species of Scoters (Surf Scoter, Black Scoter and White-winged Scoter) in this feeding frenzy. Oh how I love wildlife photography! Mother Nature is […]
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May 30, 2016 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Video, Wildlife | Tags: AK, Alaska, Birding, Black Scoter (Melanitta americana), Chilkoot Inlet, feeding frenzy, fine art prints for sale, Full-time RVing, Haines, images available to license, Lexar Digital Film, Lutak Inlet, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, Scoter Migration, Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), USA, White-winged Scoter (Melanitts fusca), wildlife photography | Leave A Comment »
This is a recent blog from our full-time RVing travels about Wildlife Photography of Bald Eagles in Alaska. Click on the image to go to the blog entry.
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May 23, 2016 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Raptors, Wildlife | Tags: AK, Alaska, Anchor Point, Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), fine art prints for sale, Homer, images available to license, Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, USA, wildlife photography, www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | Leave A Comment »
Plan A Royal Wedding …. These two love birds were parading around completely oblivious to what was going on around them. However, it was “Not tonight Josephine”! Gear: Nikon D4S, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, RRS Tripod, RRS Gimbal Head, Lexar Digital Film
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Jan 11, 2016 | Categories:Birds, Terns & Skimmers, Wildlife | Tags: bird photography, Fort DeSoto County Park, Lexar Digital Film, mating ritual, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, shorebird in adult breeding plumage, wildlife photographic images, wildlife photography, www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com/blog | Leave A Comment »
As we approached the Thor Diesel Owners Club Rally I managed to carve out a day and a half to work on some images. Something I haven’t managed to do since the end of May – which is REALLY bad. But essential timing as I head to Anchorage tomorrow morning for a Moose & Northern […]
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Oct 05, 2015 | Categories:Black and White Images, Color Images, Landscapes, National Parks, Sunrise - Sunset | Tags: 50th Annual Buffalo Round Up, Badlands National Park, Buffalo (Bison bison), Custer, Custer State Park, dawn, Interior, landscape images for sale, Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor 85.0-400.0 f/4.5-5.5, Nikkor TC-14 EIII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Nikon D800, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, SD, South Dakota, sunrise, USA, wildlife photographic images for sale, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | 4 Comments »
We were visiting The Black Hills of South Dakota and fell in love with the scenery and especially the Wildlife Loop. We also really liked Custer, the town and could envisage settling there eventually (as long as the Winters are not too L o n g ). While in the area we had enjoyed seeing […]
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Sep 29, 2015 | Categories:Bison, Color Images, Mammals, Video, Wildlife | Tags: 50th Annual Buffalo Round Up, American Bison (Bison bison), Buffalo, Custer, Custer State Park, fine art prints for sale, Images available for licensing, large herd of buffalo, Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, SD, South Dakota, USA, wildlife photography, www.mothernatureimages.com | Leave A Comment »
We are at the Dealership for “Tigger”, our 40′ diesel pusher motor home and one of the managers tells me that they had just finished clearing the pond and there is a couple of “nice ducks” on the water. So I head round there with my gear, but they are a pair of standard Mallards. However […]
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Mar 29, 2015 | Categories:Birds, Wading Birds, Wildlife | Tags: FL, Florida, Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Great Blue Heron eating a Frog, Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-20 EIII, Nikon D4S, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, wading birds, wildlife photography, Wildlife video, Wildwood, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com/blog | Leave A Comment »
When you wake up…… Preen A Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) preening
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Mar 22, 2015 | Categories:Birds, Shorebirds, Terns & Skimmers, Wildlife | Tags: Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), FL, Florida, Fort DeSoto County Park, Lexar Digital Film, Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Pinellas County, Richard King Photography, Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), RRS Ball-head, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Skimmer Ground Pod II, Tampa, USA, Wildlife bird photography, Wildlife video, www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com/blog | Leave A Comment »
Have a Snooze Gear: Nikon D4s, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Lexar Digital Film. For the close-ups mounted on Skimmer Ground Pod II with RRS Ball-head, for the others mounted on RRS Tripod and RRS Gimbal Head
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Mar 06, 2015 | Categories:Birds, Shorebirds, Terns & Skimmers, Wildlife | Tags: Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), FL, Florida, Fort DeSoto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa malanoleuca), Lexar Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Pinellas County, Richard King Photography, Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), RRS Ball-head, RRS gimbal head, RRS Triopd, shorebirds, Skimmer Ground Pod II, Skimmers, Tampa, Terns, USA, Wildlife bird photography, www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com/blog | Leave A Comment »
Take A Bath Gear: Nikon D4s, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Lexar Digital Film. For the close-ups mounted on Skimmer Ground Pod II with RRS Ball-head, for the others mounted on RRS Tripod and RRS Gimbal Head
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Feb 27, 2015 | Categories:Birds, Shorebirds, Terns & Skimmers, Wildlife | Tags: Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), FL, Florida, Fort DeSoto County Park, Lexar Digital Film, Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Nature Videos, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Pinellas County, Richard King Photography, RRS Ball-head, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Skimmer Ground Pod II, Taking a Bath, USA, Willet (Tringa semipalmated), www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com | 2 Comments »
If you have an itch scratch it!! Gear: Nikon D4s, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Lexar Digital Film. For the close-ups mounted on Skimmer Ground Pod II with RRS Ball-head, for the others mounted on RRS Tripod and RRS Gimbal Head
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Feb 25, 2015 | Categories:Birds, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: available for licensed use, Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Dunlin (Caldris alpina), FL, Florida, Fort DeSoto County Park, Lexar Digital Film, Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4S, Pinellas County, Richard King Photography, Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), RRS Ball-head, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Skimmer Ground Pod II, USA, Wildlife bird photography, Willet (Tringa semipalmated), www.fulltimervingwiththekings.com, www.mothernatureimages.com | 1 Comment »
Last year Louise & I spent many hours “stalking” Whimbrels (Numenius phaseopus) while we were in Churchill, Manitoba and had a fantastic adventure. One of my Whimbrel images from that adventure is below…. Now, in Florida, shooting shorebirds, wading birds and the occasional diurnal raptor we come face to face with one of Whimbrel’s cousins. […]
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Mar 02, 2014 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: (Numenicus americanus), available for licensed use, bird, canvas gallery wrap for sale, fine art print for sale, Florida, Fort DeSoto County Park, Lexar Professional 32GB 1000X Digital Film, Long-billed Curlew, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-20e III, Nikon, Nikon D4, Pinellas County, Richard King Photography, RRS Ball-head, RRS gimbal head, Shorebird, Skimmer Ground Pod II, USA, Wildlife bird photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | Leave A Comment »
Well, actually it is not that far North, Southern Ontario, but it is January, it has snowed, it is -16C with a 40 kph wind blowing – it certainly feels like the frozen North. I am on a workshop to shoot Snowy Owls. This winter there is a very large over-population of Snowy Owls and […]
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Feb 18, 2014 | Categories:Uncategorized | Tags: (Bubo scandicaus), available for licensed use, bird, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Casselman, fine art print for sale, Lexar Professional 32GB 1000X Digital Film, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikon, Nikon D4, ON, Ontrio, Raptor, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, snow scene, Snowy Owl, Snowy Owl (Bubo scandicus) hunting, Sorel boots, USA, Wildlife bird photography, wildlife photography, winter, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | 6 Comments »
As you may recall from earlier posts, it was quite a journey to get to Churchill, Manitoba, just below the Arctic Circle. It took two days to fly there, one day to Winnipeg (Manitoba’s Capital) and another day to Churchill (the train from Winnipeg takes 2 days!) and the same to return. When I got […]
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Jan 12, 2014 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: adult breeding plumage, Adult non-breeding plumage, available for licensed use, bird, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, fine art print for sale, Limnodromus griseus, Manitoba, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon D4, Really Right Stuff Gimbal Head, Really Right Stuff Tripod, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, Short-billed Dowitcher, The Churchill River, The Hudson Bay, tundra marsh, Wildlife bird photography, wildlife photographic images for sale, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com | Leave A Comment »
A group of Stilt Sandpipers at dusk in the Tundra Marshes of Churchill, Manitoba on the Hudson Bay. They are happily milling around, preening but not looking for food – it is the end of the day, time for bed … I am stealthily taking their photographs, because as a photographer while I am edging […]
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Sep 06, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: (Calidris himantopus), available for licensed use, bird, Cabella hip boots, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, dusk, fine art print for sale, Flock of Stilt Sandpipers suddenly flush and take off, Golden Hour, Manitoba, MB, nature photography, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-20e III, Nikon D4, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, shorebird in adult breeding plumage, Stilt Sandpiper, The Hudson Bay, twilight, twilight in the Tundra marshes, Waterscape, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com | Leave A Comment »
An image of a group of birds all heading in the same direction – hunting for sustenance in the Far North during their breeding season. But, can you spot the “odd man out”? I am not sure why, but I am always thrilled when I can get a shot with more than one species together […]
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Sep 04, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tags: (Calidris himantopus), (Tringa malanoleuca), adult breeding plumage, available for licensed use, bird, Cabella hip boots, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, fine art print for sale, Greater Yellowlegs, Hudson Bay, landscape, Manitoba, MB, migrating shorebird, nature images, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-14e II, Nikon D4, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, Stilt Sandpiper, tundra marsh, Waterscape, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com | Leave A Comment »
The Short-billed Dowitcher (Linodromus griseus) has a way with the girls during breeding season. He flies thousands of miles north, to the Tundra and puts on his breeding plumage. The plumage is highlighted by a bright orange (rufous) foreneck and breast. This is irresistible to the females – the purpose of the exercise. Then after […]
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Aug 31, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tags: (Linodromus griseus), adult breeding plumage, available for licensed use, bird, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, fine art print for sale, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, MB, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-14e II, Nikkor TC-20e III, Nikon D4, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, shorebird images, Short-billed Dowitcher, tundra marsh, wildlife photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com | Leave A Comment »
It is past 9:00 pm, there is no hint of sunset, but we are into the sweet light of the day, referred to by most as “golden hour”. I have been out since 6:00 am, just after sunrise, as there isn’t much night this far North – just south of the Arctic Circle – in […]
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Aug 26, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: (Tringa melanoleuca), adult breeding plumage, available for licensed use, bird, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, evening, fine art print for sale, Golden Hour, Greater Yellowlegs, Hudson Bay, landscape, Lexar Professional 32GB 1000X Digital Film, Manitoba, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-14e II, Nikon D4, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, Waterscape, Wildlife bird photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com, Yellowlegs taking a bath in the Tundra marsh | Leave A Comment »
At first I easily mistook this bird for another Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa malanoleuca), as there head been several around. However, this bird was working the marsh for food by itself. A quick consultation with Sibley’s pointed me to the Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitarius). Apparently it is often mistaken for a Greater Yellowlegs but is described […]
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Aug 23, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Shorebirds, Wildlife | Tags: (Tringa solitarius), adult breeding plumage, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, fine art print for sale, Hudson Bay, Lexar Professional 32GB 1000X Digital Film, Manitoba, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-14e II, Nikkor TC-20e III, Nikon D4, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Shorebird, Solitary Snadpiper, tundra marsh, wildlife photographic images, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com | Leave A Comment »
Week 1 in Churchill, Manitoba we had seen a pair of Parasitic Jaegers (Stercorarius parasiticus), on one of the areas of Tundra marsh from a distance, while driving by looking for suitable bird shoots. Week 2 and one of the objectives I set myself, was to get some good shots of these birds. So with […]
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Aug 06, 2013 | Categories:Birds, Color Images, Wildlife | Tags: available for licensed use, Birding, Cabella hip boots, Canada, canvas gallery wrap for sale, Churchill, fine art print for sale, Hudson Bay, Lexar Professional 32GB 1000X Digital Film, Manitoba, near Arctic Circle, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17e II, Nikon D4, Parasitic Jaeger pair, Richard King Photography, RRS gimbal head, RRS tripod, Stercorarius parasiticus, tundra marsh, wildlife photography, www.mothernatureimages.com, www.richardkingphoto.com, www.warplaneimages.com | Leave A Comment »
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