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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Linda Johannsdottir (LindaBjork) (4) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-07-08 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-12 8:47 |
| Viewed: 552 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| This is a wild hen in Iceland. The icelandic name is "rjúpa", the english name is Rock Ptarmigan. I heard a story once that explained why these birds have fethered legs and claws but unfortunatly I have forgotten it. If anyone remembers the story then please mail it to me. This is the male and I know that because of the red line above the eye. In the wintertime these birds turn white. |
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hello Linda
good photo of this rock ptarmigan hided on the grasses,
i like the framing of the image
(that the subject is not on the middle of the image)
TFS
Asbed
http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/birds/birdpages/lag_mut.htm
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Rock_Ptarmigan.html
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