From behind a rock, a small head appeared, and seconds later it took to the wing with the mountains and fjord landscape in the background, setting the scene perfectly.” I had almost reached the summit when I spotted some ptarmigan tracks crisscrossing between the rocks, where the wind had uncovered some sparse vegetation. On this particular winter day, I was on my way to a mountain top by Tysfjorden to photograph landscapes. “This is where Rock Ptarmigan thrive, small white feather-balls in an endless white landscape. “High above the tree-line, the wind, snow, and cold maintain the iron grip of winter for months on end,” Haarberg says about his photo. The Norwegian photographer snapped a perfectly timed shot of a rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta bird soaring over a dramatic wintry landscape in Tysfjord, Norway. Out of the 20,000 submissions, only one was chosen as the Overall Winner and awarded the £5,000 (about $5,796 USD) grand prize: Erlend Haarberg's photo, Rock Ptarmigan Flight.
From behind a rock, a small head appeared, and seconds later it took to the wing with the mountains and fjord landscape in the background, setting the scene perfectly.”įrom snow-covered mountains to tropical forests, the winners of the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year competition capture the diversity of birds and their landscapes. I had almost reached the summit when I spotted some ptarmigan tracks criss-crossing between the rocks, where the wind had uncovered some sparse vegetation. This is where Rock Ptarmigan thrive, small white feather-balls in an endless white landscape. “High above the tree-line, the wind, snow and cold maintain the iron grip of winter for months on end. Overall Winner and Birds in the Environment Gold Award Winner – Erlend Haarberg, “Rock Ptarmigan Flight.” © Erlend Haarberg | Bird Photographer of the Year
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