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Lagopus muta or ptarmigan

Lagopus muta or ptarmigan


Postby Allana40 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:38 pm

Saw this ptarmigan once we climbed over ben vorlich (loch earn) and were heading over to stuc a chroin.
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Re: Lagopus muta or ptarmigan

Postby Caberfeidh » Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:26 am

Nice one. I like how they stay close long enough to get a photo. I have only ever seen them high in the Cairngorms.
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Re: Lagopus muta or ptarmigan

Postby Stobart » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:28 am

Nice sharp photo. Kind of it to pose on a rock for you :)
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