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Rock Ptarmigan male (Lagopus muta) showing how effective for camouflage is his cryptic colouration, June 9, Cairngorm, Scottish Highlands
The bird is at the junction of the middle and lower thirds towards the left hand side of the image. If the focus was not selective it would be very difficult to spot (it was!). Rock Ptarmigan have a winter plumage that is totally white (for camouflage against the snow) apart from a black tail.
Photo ID: Rock_Ptarmigan_male_(Lagopus_muta)__Cairngorm__June_9_R0018EA
Photo size: 22.1 Mpixels (63.3 MB uncompressed) - 5760x3840 pixels (19.2x12.8 in / 48.8x32.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: animal, Aves, avian, avian fauna, avifauna, bird, Cairngorm, Cairngorm National Park, camouflage, coloration, colouration, cryptic, Family Phasianidae, fauna, feathers, game, gamebird, grouse, Lagopus muta, Martin Grace, montane, mountain, National Park, native, natural history, nature, Order Galliformes, ornithology, plumage, Rock Ptarmigan, Scotland, Scottish, White Game, White Grouse, wild, wildlife, zoology
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