Snow buntings take flight Dec 27, 2021

Snow buntings take flight

These snowflakes have feathers! The birds you see in this wintry image are snow buntings, sometimes referred to as "snowflakes" because of the distinct white in their wings. These medium-sized Arctic specialists love the cold and travel farther north than other passerine birds. Only ravens can be found north of snow buntings.

© Marie Read/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Dec 27, 2018A wonderland in winter
Dec 27, 2019 Winterpret on ice
Dec 27, 2020Turning darkness into light
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Dec 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 16, 2023American Wetlands Month
Jun 20, 2021Happy Father s Day
Aug 27, 2021Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
May 10, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
Jul 8, 2024National Blueberry Day
Sep 18, 2018A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Apr 1, 2018Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
Feb 22, 2021Invisible no longer
Nov 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Jan 8, 2024Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
Dec 31, 2020Goodbye, 2020!
Feb 7, 2023Village of Labro, Italy
Sep 28, 2020Explorer of the sea
Mar 30, 2020Spread some love with Bing
Sep 2, 2018Row, row, row your gondola
Oct 21, 2022Bald cypress trees in Georgia
Oct 8, 2022World Octopus Day
Sep 4, 2020A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
Sep 17, 2019Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Aug 3, 2019Cetacean Saturday
Dec 26, 2024Boxing Day
Jun 21, 2019Ode to the sun
Nov 6, 2019Saffron in bloom
May 10, 2022Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Jun 22, 2019Reflections on the mighty Amazon
Feb 12, 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
Nov 29, 2023Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
Mar 3, 2020All eyes on sustainability
Sep 22, 2019Barcelona bids farewell to summer
Feb 20, 2018Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand