" SPLIT RAILS - SNOW BUNTINGS "
Robert Bateman

950 Signed & Numbered Lithograph Print
11.25" x 25.125"
$335

  

Split Rails - Snow Buntings - Plectrophenax nivalis - Robert Bateman

Some birds associate in flocks on their wintering grounds. Others, of course, are solitary or travel
in pairs. Flocking is a protective device to help individuals survive a predator attack. This is
suitable for birds that feed on abundant and relatively uniform food supplies. Fields of
weeds are a good example.

Snow buntings nest in the Arctic and spend the winter in the temperate zones. To them, a
snowy farm field is a relatively warm and luxurious winter holiday resort. They are often
accompanied by other field finches and sometimes horned larks. I have shown one
lone Lapland longspur, another Arctic nester.

"One of the most exciting winter sights for me is a flock of snow buntings. They seem to flash
and twinkle. At times, they are whiter than the snow as they wheel and dash, almost as one bird."
Robert Bateman

Split Rails - Snow Buntings - Robert Bateman

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