PTARMIGAN Lagopus mutus An adult with its plumage changing from winter white to summer brown. Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK

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PTARMIGAN Lagopus mutus An adult, its plumage changing from winter white to summer brown, perched on a lichen covered rock in falling snow. April. Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK Parkinson

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Andrew Parkinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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