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Male Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus

One of the ways to tell these were Willow Ptarmigan rather than Rock Ptarmigan is the fact that the male was still present after the chicks were hatched.

Location: Mt. Verstovia, near Sitka, Alaska

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