Willow Ptarmigan - John Myles
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Date

Location

Utqiaġvik (town)
North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 71.2906914, -156.7885494
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Female molting into alternate. Seen in NE outskirts of town. Very active and curious bird, which ran along the tundra and even towards our car. I predict a rotisserie future for her.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3300
ISO
1800
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
6000 pixels x 4000 pixels
Original file size
6.19 MB