White-tailed ptarmigan

White-tailed ptarmigan

A white-tailed ptarmigan on the east side of Flattop Mountain, somewhere between 11,500 and 12,000 feet. The groundbird changes color with the seasons. This one is preparing to molt to its summer shade, which is a mottled brown and black color almost indistinguishable from the surrounding talus.
Kruck
on May 21, 2007 10:39 am
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 294861

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