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Spotted on the lower slopes of Ben Lui...

Spotted on the lower slopes of Ben Lui...


Postby ScottyBoy76 » Mon May 17, 2021 7:42 pm

Spotted this bird on the lower slopes of Ben Lui, it was well camouflaged amongst the rocks but I got so close to it. I’m useless at bird i.d. so any help would be appreciated :D

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Re: Spotted on the lower slopes of Ben Lui...

Postby jmarkb » Mon May 17, 2021 7:59 pm

Nice shots!
It's a male ptarmigan.
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Re: Spotted on the lower slopes of Ben Lui...

Postby ScottyBoy76 » Mon May 17, 2021 8:31 pm

jmarkb wrote:Nice shots!
It's a male ptarmigan.


Thanks mate! I couldn’t believe how close I got to it :D
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Re: Spotted on the lower slopes of Ben Lui...

Postby jmarkb » Tue May 18, 2021 7:21 am

ScottyBoy76 wrote:I couldn’t believe how close I got to it


They do quite often sit tight and believe in their camouflage rather than fly off!
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