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Ptarmigan pair in winter plumage, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Ptarmigan in Winter
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) pair in winter plumage, Glenshee. The female is on the left and the male on the right. He has a red wattle over his eye, while she doesn't. In a mild winter, they still turn white, and stand out against a rocky background instead of the white plumage being good camouflage. This will probably be an increasing problem with global warming.
25 February 2007
Snow Bunting in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - a male in contrasting winter plumage on Cairngorm, with a more black and white appearance than the female.
11 February 2008
Snow Bunting in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) in winter plumage on Cairngorm. This is a female, which has a browner appearance than the more black and white male.
11 February 2008
Ptarmigan in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Female Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage on Cairngorm.
11 February 2008
Rock Ptarmigan in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Male Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage on Cairngorm.
11 February 2008
Ptarmigan in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage on Cairngorm. On the left is a female, and on the right is a male with a red patch above his eye.
11 February 2008
mountain hare, Cairnwell, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
A Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) crosses its legs in mid-air as it runs away, Glenshee.
25 February 2007
Snow Bunting in winter plumage
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Male Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) in winter plumage on Cairngorm. The male has a more contrasty black and white plumage than the browner female.
11 February 2008
Cairnwell, Glenshee mountain hare
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) striding out as it runs away across the snow. Even although their camouflage is excellent, their movement frequently gives them away. If they stayed still, they would be much more difficult to detect!
27 February 2007
Mountain Hare, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus) have magnificent camouflage in winter, provided they are sitting against the snow! All it takes is lack of snow, or a hare sitting on a patch without snow, and they become much more obvious.
