Willow Ptarmigan in snow, Churchill, Canada

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (November 2021)

This image was taken on the Churchill Polar Bears trip organised by Natures Images in association with Frontiers North and led by Danny Green. All images were shot from a tundra buggy.

Status is classified as Least Concern. Also known as Willow / Red Grouse. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) / Wikipedia
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus

Shooting Time 14:29
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation +1 2/3
ISO Speed 1600

Latitude 58 45 17.8 N
Longitude 93 42 58.5 W
Altitude 1.50m