Title

Rock Ptarmigan

Caption

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta nelsoni) male, mating plumage, winter plumage, distinctive red roses, perched on old snow, fluffed up up, view to side, night sky behind, streaks of light, midnight sun, Richardson Mountains, Yukon, Canada, North America

Date

May 25, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gerhard Kraus

Reference

BRK22G68_408

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130,0Mb (43,3Mb) / 27,5in x 18,3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Grouse Grouses Lagopus Lagopus muta Mating plumage No People Phasianidae Ptarmigan Ptarmigans Rock Ptarmigan Rock Ptarmigans Rosaceae Rose Roses Tetraoninae Wildlife Yukon Territory animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild at night atmospheric auf behavior behaviour bird photography bloom blossom blossoms countryside courting courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping darkness deserted display display behaviour displaying empty fauna flowering fluff fluff up fluffed fluffed up fluffing habitat imponation imprinting in flower inflorescence inflorescences landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes male males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time midnight sun mountain mountain peak mountain top mountainous mountains mountaintop natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature night night photo night photograph night picture night shot night skies night sky night view nightshot no one nobody nocturnal old snow overawing peak peaks perched perform the courtship display pinnacle plain dress plumage plumages red red coloured rutting season scenery sit sitting skies sky social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summit uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter plumage winter time woo Canada Galliformes atmosphere dark galliforms gallinaceous birds gamebirds gamefowl landfowl midsummer night midsummer nights mood snow Canadian North America America