Sunday, September 5, 2010

White-tailed Ptarmigan on the side of Slate Peak

This is the mom. Notice the cryptic coloring on her back and how it mimics the licens on the rocks around her. In the winter she will be pure white to blend in with the snow.
White-tailed Ptarmigan mom

White-tailed Ptarmigan mom
These are the young. We counted five or six of them.
White-tailed Ptarmigan chick

White-tailed Ptarmigan chick

White-tailed Ptarmigan chicks

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