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Taxonomy: Order Galliformes >> Family Phasianidae >> Genus Lagopus

White-tailed Ptarmigan (Unique ID: 506)
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Species: White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura)
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
Age: adult     Plumage: in molt     Activity: perching/standing
Sex: ---     Visibility: full body     Quantity: single
Photographer: Judd Patterson     Date: September 27, 2005
Equipment: Canon EOS 20D and Canon 300mm f/4L IS     Megapixels: 6.2

Notes: While searching for these seldom seen birds of the high Rockies, I was told that the best strategy was to pick a spot on the tundra and to "wait for the rocks to move." Even after finding a small group, I often lost track of their locations when they sat motionless.


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