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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: MikeN on January 14, 2017, 12:43:51 PM

Title: More from Yellowknife
Post by: MikeN on January 14, 2017, 12:43:51 PM

A couple more from the arctic.

Title: Re: More from Yellowknife
Post by: thouc on January 15, 2017, 10:52:40 AM

Nice photos.

I don't see any black in the tail of the ptarmigan, as Rock and Willow Ptarmigans have, so I wonder if it could be a White-tailed Ptarmigan, even if Yellowknife is well east of their regular range.

/Thomas

Title: Re: More from Yellowknife
Post by: MikeN on January 15, 2017, 08:13:13 PM

Thomas

In some of my other pics they show black tail feathers when the tails are open just a bit farther than the one I posted. Those feathers seem hidden with the tails folded in. I added a shot with the tail showing some black. See what you think, these were my first looks at Ptarmigans.

Mike

Title: Re: More from Yellowknife
Post by: thouc on January 16, 2017, 05:55:06 PM

Okay, I see. I don't have much experience with ptarmigans either.

/Thomas