Title

Rock Ptarmigan

Caption

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta nelsoni) male, mating plumage, winter plumage, distinctive red roses, standing on old snow, fluffed up up, looking to the side, body erect, night sky behind, intense streak of light, midnight sun, Richardson Mountains, Yukon, Canada, North America

Date

May 25, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gerhard Kraus

Reference

BRK22G74_406

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 behavior behaviour bird photography bloom blossom blossoms bodies body countryside courting courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping darkness deserted display display behaviour displaying empty erect erected fauna flowering fluff fluff up fluffed fluffed up fluffing gazes habitat imponation imprinting in flower inflorescence inflorescences landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes look look at looking out looking sideways looks looks into 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 observe old snow overawing peak peaks perform the courtship display pinnacle plain dress plumage plumages red red coloured rutting season scenery side view skies sky social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing summit uninhabited upright upstanding view view over watching 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