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Svalbard in June / July 2023
Hi all, I am returning to Longyearbyen in Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic) in the first part of June for about 5-6 days, to coincide with: bird migration and courtship (phalaropes, divers, king eiders, little auks), whales, walruses, and arctic fox activity. I may also return in July, with a...- Paul Collins
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- arctic june king eider norway phalarope polar bear seabirds seals spitsbergen summer tundra walrus whales
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- Forum: Companions for Birding Trips
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Male ruff in breeding plumage
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- arctic breeding calidris pugnax male norway ruff vardø
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Gull - Svalbard
I'm reviewing some older photos, and had noted this as an Ivory Gull at the time. Now I'm not so sure. The eye ring and bill look more like a Lesser black-backed, but it does look very white. Seen on a trip to the Norwegian Arctic, June/July 2017 All help and suggestions appreciated. TIA Andy- AndyS56
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- arctic gull norway
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow feeding in his territory near Teller, Alaska.- Mross
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- american sparrow arctic gambelii nuttalli oriantha leucophrys passerine sparrows tundra white-crowned sparrow zonotrichia leucophrys
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- Category: North America
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Red Fox Sparrow
Red Fox Sparrow near Teller, Alaska.- Mross
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- american sparrow arctic morphological passerella iliaca iliaca passerine red fox sparrow tundra
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- Category: North America
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Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake on an ice flow during high tide at Teller, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic black-legged kittiwake island nesters kittiwakes pelagic. rissa tridactyla seabird
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- Category: North America
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American Golden Plover
American Golden Plover feeding in a melt water pool along the Teller Highway, Alaska.- Mross
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- american golden plover arctic north & south america. plovers pluvialis dominica shore birds tundra
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Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover in Wooley Lagoon, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic fulva golden plover pacific golden plover plover pluvialis shore birds. tundra
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- Category: North America
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Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover in Wooley Lagoon near Nome, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic black-bellied plover grey plover plover pluvialis pluvialis squatarola pluvialis squatoralo shore bird tundra worldwide.
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- Category: North America
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Common Loon
Common Loon in Safety Sound near Nome, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic common loon gavia immer great northern diver tundra water bird
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- Category: North America
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Red-throated Loons
Pair of Red-throated Loons in a small pond in Nome, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic circumpolar gavia stellata loons red-throated diver red-throated loon tudra
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Steller's Eider
Steller's Eiders peeling out.- Mross
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- arctic eider polystricta stelleri sea ducks siberia steller\'s eider tundra. waterfowl
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Steller's Eider
Steller's Eiders, males and females resting on a melt water pond near Barrow, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic eider polystricta stelleri sea ducks siberia steller\'s eider tundra waterfowl
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Steller's Eider
Steller's Eiders cruising out of their feeding pond to greener pastures.- Mross
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- arctic eiders polystricta stelleri sea ducks siberia. steller\'s eider tundra waterfowl
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Pomarine Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska.- Mross
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- arctic jaeger marine. sea bird pomarine jaeger pomarine skua skua stercoraridae stercorarius pomarinus
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Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull feeding in a river along the Denali Highway.- Mross
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- arctic black headed gulls bonaparte\'s gull chroicocephalus philadelphia george ord gulls laridae tundra
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye pair on the ice on a pond along the Denali Highway.- Mross
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- arctic bucephala islandica goldeneye sea duck tundra
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- Category: North America
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Willow Ptarmigan
Will Ptarmigan coming up to me out on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska. He came up and sat on my leg.- Mross
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- arctic circumpolar grouse lagopus lagopus ptarmigan tetraoninae tundra willow grouse willow ptarmigan
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- Category: North America
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
Golden -crown Sparrow singing on Atigun Pass on the Dalton Highway, Alaska.- Mross
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- alaska arctic golden-crowned sparrow sparrows tundra zonotrichia zonotrichia atricapilla
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- Category: North America
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Greater Scaup
Greater Scaup pair feediing in a melt water pond in Barrow, Alaska. Pictures for sale on Pictorem.com/profile/Mike.Ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.- Mross
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- arctic aythya marila divers diving duck duck greater bluebills greater scaup tundra
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Red-spotted Bluethroat
Two male Red-spotted Bluethroats fight over territory near Teller, Alaska. To purchase framed and other presentations of these and other birds go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.- Mross
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- alaska arctic asia bluethroat europe. india luscinia svecica passerine red-spotted bluethroat turdidae
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- Category: North America
