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  1. Willow Ptarmigan

    Willow Ptarmigan

    Will Ptarmigan coming up to me out on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska. He came up and sat on my leg.
  2. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  3. ptarmigan loosing some of the white due to the lack of snow

    ptarmigan loosing some of the white due to the lack of snow

    Encounter two pairs of these while walking a local low hill (850m). At first they seemed really nervous not letting me anywhere near to them unlike those in the cairngorms. Due to the recent warm weather there is only patches of snow left and it was on these amongst the many boulder fields...
  4. Ptarmigan_68E4295d

    Ptarmigan_68E4295d

    A male Ptarmigan, angry at my presence, stamping its foot and glaring. A bird with attitude!
  5. ptarmigan in snow enjoying the drama to its front

    ptarmigan in snow enjoying the drama to its front

    I don't know how I got this shot in focus while trying my hardest to stop falling over into more deep snow. Usually a series of thaws and freezes hardens up the snow but this year is really weird. two days later and most of the fore mentioned 3 to 4 foot snow has gone.
  6. ptarmigan roosting in the deep deep snow

    ptarmigan roosting in the deep deep snow

    I don't think their can be any worse a scene then a human wobbling and rolling in thick snow that can state we don't belong in that environment, whereas this ptarmigan was very much at home.....
  7. Rock Ptarmigan

    Rock Ptarmigan

    Svalbard Rock ptarmigan - the largest subspecies of Rock ptarmigan. In the recent years the ornithologists are discussing the possibility to single it out as a separate species.
  8. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

    Blending in perfectly with the recent snow fall
  9. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  10. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  11. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  12. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  13. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  14. White-tailed Ptarmigan

    White-tailed Ptarmigan

    Photographed on 7/6/14 on Leidy Peak (12,000' +) in the Uintah Mountains in northeast Utah. This is a male
  15. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  16. ptarmigan

    ptarmigan

    keeping cool in the snow
  17. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

    Spotted whilst on Glen Shee
  18. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  19. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

    Found this White-tailed Ptarmigan this past fall while hiking in the Alaska Mountain Range.
  20. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  21. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

    With snow promised over the weekend I thought I'd post this-dont you just love the feet!!!
  22. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

    No snow on the hills at the moment!! so,here's one from last year.
  23. Male Ptarmigan on its perch

    Male Ptarmigan on its perch

    These grouse are common in higher altitudes of the Norwegian mountains.
  24. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

  25. Ptarmigan

    Ptarmigan

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