White-tailed Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura) in spring transition plumage at the edge of a snowbank on the alpine tundra; ptarmigan in transition plumage tend to stay at the edge of snowbanks because there they are protectively colored; note band on leg; Rock
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13611912
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43087894
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Robert and Jean Pollock /Science Source/ www.ardea.com
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Adaptation Band Banded Camouflaged Colorado Coloration Crypsis Cryptic Lagopus Leucura Phasianidae Protective Ptarmigan Transition Tundra Variation
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