Title

Rock Ptarmigan

Caption

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) adult female, sitting on nest, on montane ridge with boulder field and Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), Cairngorms N. P. Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Sep 14, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Desmond Dugan

Reference

BRK22G42_065

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (3,4Mb) / 17,7in x 13,3in / 5315 x 3986 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alps Aves Bird Birds Black crowberries Black crowberry Boulder field Boulder fields Boulder landscape British Crowberry Empetrum Empetrum nigrum Ericaceae Eurasia Grouse Grouses Highlands Lagopus Lagopus muta Mountain Range N.P. NP National Park National Parks No People North Europe Northern Europe Phasianidae Ptarmigan Ptarmigans Rock Ptarmigan Rock Ptarmigans Scotland Tetraoninae adaption adaptions adult adult animal adult animals animal animals animals in the wild barrenness berries berry bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time camouflage camouflaged camouflaging deserted empty fauna female female animal female animals females fruit fruits habitat heath family heather family highland incubate incubating mature matures mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside perched scree scree field scree slope sit sitting uninhabited upland wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Asia Europe Galliformes Great Britain Scotch Scottish UK United Kingdom barren breeding breedings countryside desolate galliforms gallinaceous birds gamebirds gamefowl landfowl landscape landscapes meager meagre mountain mountains pebbles scenery stony