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Flushed out. "Obscurus group?" (18)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 445 W: 303 N: 669]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2370) | I have posted where I first spotted this bird... These birds are masters of camouflage. See if you can see the bird in the WS shot.
Whereas I am not 100% sure that this a ptarmigan < Spruce Grouse perhaps? > , I will wait till someone flushes out my bird...
Note the bird's feathered legs.
If - as I suspect it is the Lagopus muta or mutus, then here is more information:
The ptarmigan is capable of camouflaging itself by changing the color of its feathers to blend with its surroundings.
The feathers can be white in winter or brown in spring or summer.
The word ptarmigan comes from the Scottish Gaelic tàrmachan, which may be related to "torm" . The silent initial p was added in the 17th century through the influence of Greek, especially pteron, Greek for "wing".
Scientific name
The Ptarmigan's genus name, Lagopus comes from the Greek lagos, meaning "hare", and pus, meaning foot. It refers to the bird's feathered legs. The species name mutus comes from Latin and means "mute", referring to the loud croaking song of the male.
I await your feedback
PS Location of the shoot: Red Streak Park area above Radium, BC
PSS On the same trip |
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