Steller's Eider
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
On the ocean ice in Barrow, Alaska

Georg Steller, the German naturalist who gave his name to so many creatures, had a hard, unappreciated life. Here's the best web article I could find about the poor man.

I've been studying the paintings of Lars Jonsson. Think it shows? :-)
Focal length: 1000 mm fStop: 11 ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/1600
Barrow, AK
Jun 24, 2007
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