Ptarmigan winter camouflage, Bird species seasonal changes in feathers

Perfect Winter Camouflage

January 29, 2007 by Editor  
Filed under Features

The Ptarmigan is a type of grouse living in the far north, in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia and Siberia. In summer, its feathers are brown and mottled like the tundra it lives in. Like many other bird species, it uses brownish camouflage to hide from predators.

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