If it was not for the black eyes and beak on this Willow Ptarmigan that walks across the tundra of Churchill, Manitoba, one may never see him. This bird has plumage that turns snow white in the winter as a means of camouflage but come summer, the Willow Ptarmigan has a reddish brown coloring to him.
Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, foraging in the tundra near Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Picture: "Willow Ptarmigan Bird"
Photographer: Rolf Hicker Photography
Photo Name: cdn_k3s35441 - Willow Ptarmigan Bird
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