Call of the Curlew

• Where was the image taken?

  Lapland, Sweden.
• The bird in the photo

  Numenius arquata (hu: Nagy póling en: Eurasian Curlew)
• Story of the image

  While photographing from my vehicle one afternoon, at some fields where the snow was begining to melt, I was watching some Curlews. Gradually they came closer towards me looking for grain. I was focused on this bird when it was disturbed by another landing very close to it. The Curlew was not happy at being disturbed, and luckily for me it looked straight at me as it took off and called out to make its feelings felt.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2023-04-26T13:20:55

  Exposure time

  1/1600s

  Focal Length

  560mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  NIKON CORPORATION

  Type of camera

  NIKON D5
• Category

  Madarak repülés közben

• Fotós:

  Sandra Kenyon

  I live in the UK, but I am an avid explorer and get out in my campervan along roads less travelled, aiming to photograph the wildlife I encounter amidst some of Nature's most environmentally significant and diverse places. From photographing Puffins on a remote, snowy island hundreds of miles above the arctic circle, to photographing Dalmatian Pelicans in one of Europe's premier wetlands, I aim to capture unique and captivating images that inform and inspire.