Caption

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) male, cock flying in white winter plumage over snow covered tundra in spring on Svalbard, Spitsbergen

Date

Apr 28, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26J11_405

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.1Mb (16.4Mb) / 16.9in x 11.3in / 5076 x 3384 (300dpi)

Keywords

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