Willow Ptarmigans Invisible in Snow

Willow Ptarmigans Invisible in Snow

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Female Willow Ptarmigans (Lagopus lagopus) are almost invisible in their white winter plumage against the snow except for their black eyes and beaks - the male's orange eyecomb can make them slightly easier to see, Seal River estuary (north of Churchill), Manitoba

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