Hunting Willow Ptarmigan theHunter 2016

Willow Ptarmigan Hunting in the Arctic | Will Longley

This Grouse Is Going Viral: Meet the Willow Ptarmigan, AKA the ‘Awebo’ Bird

The Beautiful Willow Ptarmigan - A mini Documentary Last winter I had a rare treat, a Willow Ptarmigan visited the woods where my feeders are. It was so unexpected and I wouldn't have seen it if it weren't for the jays who, for some odd reason, kept screaming at it as if it were a hawk or something. Such a beautiful bird. They are only white during the winter months. Happy Birding ------------------------------------ Lesley the Bird Nerd YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/LesleytheBirdNerd Les

The willow ptarmigan is a medium to large ground-dwelling bird and is the most numerous of the three species of ptarmigan. Males and females are about the same size, the adult length varying between 35 and 44 centimetres (14 and 17 in) with a wingspan ranging from 60 and 65 centimetres (24 and 26 in). The weight is 430 to 810 grams (15 to 29 oz). It is deep-chested and has a fairly long neck, a broad bill, short feathered legs and a moderately short rounded tail. In the summer, the male's plumag