This picture was taken today, on Longs Peak trail, above timberline.P.S. Оказывается, эта птичка - тундровая куропатка.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Ptarmigans in winter.
I first saw ptarmigans last autumn, when I was getting down from the summit of Longs Peak. These birds have great seasonal camouflage, which makes them difficult to spot. During our autumn encounter ptarmigan had light-brown color of dirt and dry grass. Here is their winter appearance:
This picture was taken today, on Longs Peak trail, above timberline.
P.S. Оказывается, эта птичка - тундровая куропатка.
This picture was taken today, on Longs Peak trail, above timberline.P.S. Оказывается, эта птичка - тундровая куропатка.
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Incredible how much the feathers change! They look like two different species.
Privet! Kak klassno ! Eto moya lubimaya ptichka!
Gde ti ee nashel?
Where did you take this photo?
Gde ti zhivesh gde est' takie ptichki? Ya tozhe hochu tam zhit' !
Ya zhivu v Fort Collins, Colorado. A ptichki sfotany v gorah, w polutora chasah ezdy ot doma (i posle neskol'kih chasow hoda peshkom).
A mesto tut horoshee, eto tochno :-).
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