#Ptarmigan

[doomhope]

[ID: A ptarmigan sits on snow in the sun. Its eyes are pure black and its feathers are almost entirely white, except for a few tiny gray lines on its wings and a thin line of red above its eye. End ID]

Ptarmigan. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

[craftingcreatures]

So I was watching a video on ptarmigans and it was mentioned that they dig burrows in the snow for shelter and protection. Which, cool! Burrowing bird! Then they showed this picture and

It's perfect

[herpsandbirds]

Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), in transitional plumage, family Phasianidae, Alaska

photograph by Kristina Ellis

[nepeteaa]

reblog the ptarmigan of posterity for money luck in 2025 💵

ptarmigan coin purses will be available for preorder THURSDAY 12/5 at noon CST

[michaelnordeman]

Willow Ptarmigan/dalripa. Sonfjället National Park in Härjedalen, Sweden (September 2, 2019).

[anam2s]

go go gadget any kind of ptarmigan

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

[rekkandevar]

[makovietz]

Very small Willow Ptarmigan print

[foxsnails]

A lil louder for the people at the back please

(gonna make this a sticker soon once I'm done battling the printer)

[if-i-eated-soaps]

PTARMIGAN!!!!

@todaysbird

[thebusylilbee]

borb level : critical

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

And a PARTRIDGE* in a PEAR TREEEEEEE!!!**

Mt. Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura rainierensis)

Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada

Status: Threatened

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This ptarmigan subspecies was given protection in the USA this year. 🎉

*not technically a partridge **pear trees are not native to the Cascade mountains

[birds--daily]

day 8

today's bird is the willow ptarmigan! (nonbreeding plumage)

- flocks of willow ptarmigans can be as large as 2,200!!

- the genus and species name for willow ptarmigan, lagopus, means "hare-footed" in greek 🐇

- willow ptarmigans love to play !!

- male willow ptarmigans regularly help raise their young

[herpsandbirds]

Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), male, in winter plumage, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Alaska

photograph by Tim Bowman

[nepeteaa]

have you gotten your fat plush bird buttons yet????

well GET EM!!!!!

[michaelnordeman]

Rock Ptarmigan/fjällripa. Sonfjället National Park in Härjedalen, Sweden (September 4, 2019).