Ptarmigan
A ptarmigan chirps next to the trail, trying to distract us from her chicks. In the summer they are brown to match the rocks, and moult to white in the winter to match the snow.
Mexico to Canada on the CDT
A ptarmigan chirps next to the trail, trying to distract us from her chicks. In the summer they are brown to match the rocks, and moult to white in the winter to match the snow.