Ptarmigan

A male sitting in the spring sunshine, high on the hills of the west coast of Scotland today.

Birdew Valley - part 2

We spotted dozens of the Ptarmigan. The males were all very vocal.
#alaska #nature #wildlife #ptarmigan

More ptarmigan from a couple of days ago. The first two shots are of males with the third being a female. The red comb over the eye is the indicator as to the gender #Lochnagar #Cairngorms #Scotland #Ptarmigan

The masters of camouflage. Ptarmigan on Lochnagar from last week #Lochnagar #Ptarmigan #Cairngorms #Scotland

Purple ink

Raichi

New OC, Raichi!
His nickname is Lychee.

Doodles I drew last night

New OC I'm designing cause I was inspired by a dumb song.

Blustery, wet and feeling more like the end of September than August today up on Lochnagar. Plenty of young ptarmigan around and even the company of a snow bunting made it worthwhile #Cairngorms #Lochnagar #Ptarmigan #SnowBunting #Scotland

Ptarmigan.

I'm not one for hiking up mountains, but the reward of seeing these elusive birds, ptarmigan, makes the effort worthwhile.

This male was keeping a close eye on us as we watched him and his partner, making their way through the powdery snow near the top of the mountain.