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Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Ptarmigan in summer plumage


Postby BlackPanther » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:19 pm

Ptarmigan are tired of winter and they officially changed their plumage to summer one :D :D
Kevin managed to capture a few of them - only on the camera, of course...
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Photos taken on 28th of April, on Monadhliath plateau.
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby Gavin99 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:36 pm

Lovely crystal clear photographs :D
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby GarryH » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:30 pm

Beautiful shots :thumbup:
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby Gythral » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:57 pm

GarryH wrote:Beautiful shots :thumbup:


Agreed, great shots of these birds...
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby ChrisW » Tue May 01, 2012 5:29 am

beautiful ptarmigan shots BP, no wonder Kevin was lagging behind for so long, certainly worth the wait eh :D
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby Greigers » Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:15 pm

could be wrong but im sure i spotted one of these chaps on Meall na Teanga and he was camera shy he/she didnt hang around for a photograph! :lol:
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Re: Ptarmigan in summer plumage

Postby Lenore » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:18 pm

Nice!!!
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