White-tailed Ptarmigan is found at high altitude, above the tree line, on open tundra. It is always perfectly camouflaged – pure white against the snow in winter, and speckled gray and white in summer to perfectly blend in with the rocks.
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Medicine Bow Curve, Rocky Mountain NP, CO
July 7, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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White-tailed Ptarmigan – winter plumage (long distance digiscope)
Hayden, CO
April 11, 2015 ©John Schwarz
