Rock Ptarmigan
This painting shows a Canadian race of an adult male Rock Ptarmigan in summer plumage, encountering an adult male Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also in full summer plumage, both being among the relatively few bird species who nest well above the Arctic Circle.




The species

Classification

Order : Galliformes
Family : Phasianidae
Species : Rock Ptarmigan


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The photo

O.Net reference : bkma75343
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Photo details

Date : 2009 Sep.
Country : Canada (ca)
Region : Nunavut
Location : Ross Bay Ross Bay
Lat. : 66° 52' 5'' North
Lng. : 84° 59' 56'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Speed : 1/200 s
Aperture : 11
Focal length : 28 mm
Iso : 100
Flash : no