Willow Ptarmigan (Willow) - George Matz
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Date

Location

Homer--Eveline Trail
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 59.7532823, -151.2344456
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

This chick was seen in the lower part of the trail was is bushy forest more typical of spruce grouse habitat. However, photos taken and compared to those on Google https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredhughey/17390707808 show a close resemblance to willow ptarmigan chicks photographed about the same date at Cape Krusentstern. Note particularly the head pattern and lack of any rufous-colored tail band.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
ISO
800
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
2048 pixels x 1365 pixels
Original file size
348.45 KB