Long tail Clangula hyemallis old squaw ducks seabirds over ice and lead in flight pack ice during spring migration, Chukchi Sea, off the Arctic coast

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King eiders, Somateria spectabilis, caught by an Inupiaq subsistence hunter on the pack ice during spring migration, Chukchi Sea, off the Arctic coastal village of Barrow, Alaska.

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Size: 5120px × 3427px
Location: Chukchi Sea off the coastal village of Utqiagvik Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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