Female snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) in a snow drift. This species lives and breeds throughout sub-polar arctic regions. Photographed in Cairng

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Female snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) in a snow drift. This species lives and breeds throughout sub-polar arctic regions. Photographed in Cairngorms national park, Scotland.

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