Male with white ruff
Male with chestnut ruff
On our way back we scoped out a couple lakes adding Killdeer and American Wigeons to our trip list. Later, Charlie and I drove out to Nunavak Bay where we added a Yellow-billed Loon and Herring Gull. Vega Gulls can be found at Barrow but the Herring Gull was too far for varification. On our way back we stopped to snap a few photos of this nesting Rock Ptarmigan.
Female Rock Ptarmigan on nest
3 comments:
Great stuff - keep it comin', Tundra Boy!
Jim
Cool photos of those birds. Living in CA I have never seen them in person. Maybe someday if I am lucky.
Ethan - these rock! Thanks for sharing. Amazing work. If you are ever interested, I might have some paid birding opps for you leading some birders around a couple sites in Michigan or nest finding in Southern Ohio or Alaska. matthewstudebaker@gmail.com.
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