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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Timber on July 05, 2009, 01:14:50 PM

Title: Ptarmigan Photos
Post by: Timber on July 05, 2009, 01:14:50 PM: ShaneVg and I came across this male Whitetailed Ptarmigan while looking for goats.
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Post by: shanevg on July 05, 2009, 04:59:56 PM: Wow, those pics turned out great! I still love the fuzz on his legs.
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Post by: searchnfor on July 05, 2009, 07:48:41 PM: Neat looking bird.
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on July 05, 2009, 09:00:48 PM: Pretty bird, great pics.
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Post by: Tom Reichner on July 05, 2009, 09:10:33 PM: WOW!!! Is it common for them to let you get this close? I've heard there are some right here in Okanogan County, up in the Pasayten Wilderness. But everything around here seems to be so skittish I think they'd probably flush wild and never give me a good opportunity. It'd be awesome to just walk up and 'shoot' them at close range like this.
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Post by: Bearhunter on July 05, 2009, 10:21:23 PM: Quite a few years back my brother and I seen one up on Sauk Mountain, I told a few people about it and they all thought we were crazy so I never really brought it up after that, but it sure as hell was a ptarmigan. Nice pictures!
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Post by: sooperfly on July 06, 2009, 06:38:21 AM: Cool birds! Every time I've come across them hiking they pretty much don't care you are there. I think they are less scared than spruce grouse! Gotta brush'em aside the trail to get by. Here's a couple from a hike last fall.

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