Shropshire Birder
Species Gallery - Ptarmigan
Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)
Restricted to the high Scottish mountains and requiring a fair bit of effort (and luck) to see. A yomp to the summit of Ben Macduhi, in May 2009, complete with camera gear produced this little beauty!
Ptarmigan Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7120
Ptarmigan on rock cu Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7110
Ptarmigan on rock from rear Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7103
Ptarmigan Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7069
Ptarmigan Cairngorm 30 5 13 Raw edit IMG_6786
Ptarmigan running in snow Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7042
Ptarmigan running in snow Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7039
Ptarmigan running in snow Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7046
Ptarmigan male Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7089
Ptarmigan female Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_6996
Ptarmigan female feeding Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7032
Ptarmigan female feeding Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_6999
Ptarmigan female Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_6965
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Ptarmigan female from rear Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_6993
Ptarmigan female Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7023
Ptarmigan female head on Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7055
Ptarmigan in habitat Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7099
Ptarmigan on rock Cairngorm 30 5 13 IMG_7110
Ptarmigan female Cairngorm 30 5 13 MG_7034
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9038
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9103_filtered
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9109
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9128
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9057
Ptarmigan Ben macduhi 29 5 09 IMG_9072
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