60203 White-tailed Ptarmigan - 1993 - a photo on Flickriver

60203 White-tailed Ptarmigan - 1993

            Despite the abundance of wildlife in the Northern Rockies, all I saw on my 13-day backpack through the Wokkpash were caribou, chipmunks, and ptarmigan. This White-tailed Ptarmigan was midway up the alpine slopes of Whitestone Ridge, and in typical ptarmigan fashion seemed unconcerned about sharing the slope with me for a few minutes. His summer plumage is excellent camouflage; I came within a few feet of stepping on him!

One final shot from the Wokkpash to come, an overview from the ridge - later today. But first I need to catch up on my Flickr friends' latest offerings. It has been a busy week!

Photographed in Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, BC (Canada); scanned from the original Fujichrome Provia 100 slide. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©1993 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Northern Rockies / Magnum Mine (show map)

Taken on: August 16, 1993

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White-tailed Ptarmigan

Lagopus leucura « less

Sets appears in: • Best 1990-1995 • Galliformes more » • Wokkpash « less

Camera: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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