#if we see any cartoon character with thick angry eyebrows we start ptarmigan calling

[rowanjasper]

Important detail you're leaving out: they say "oh wow, oh wow" when they're pissed

the willow ptarmigan is a member of the grouse family found in europe, canada, and alaska. willow ptarmigans are named due to their preference for living in forests of willow trees; the buds of the willow trees form a large part of their diet, particularly in winter. ptarmigans shape and ‘landscape’ shrubs by eating all the buds on the lower branches within their reach. in the warmer months, ptarmigans are brown and white, and during the winter they molt to completely white plumage. males and females can be distinguished by the red wattles above the eyes, which only the males have.

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