Title

Rock ptarmigan

Caption

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) adult male, breeding plumage, close-up of head and breast, Niederhorn, Swiss Alps, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Europe

Date

Feb 23, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Rohrschneider

Reference

BRK22G03_489

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (1.4Mb) / 11.8in x 17.7in / 3546 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bernese Oberland Bird Birds Europe Grouse Grouses Lagopus Lagopus muta Mountain Range Niederhorn Partial View Phasianidae Ptarmigan Ptarmigans Rock Ptarmigan Rock Ptarmigans Swiss Alps Swiss Confederation Switzerland Tetraoninae Western Alps adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography breast breasts breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time close up close ups closeup cropped detail view fauna habitat head head portrait head shot head shots heads male male animal male animals males mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside portrait portraits rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Alps Canton Bern Canton of Bern Emmental Alps Emmentaler Alpen Galliformes close-up detail details galliforms gallinaceous birds gamebirds gamefowl landfowl mountain mountains