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Does the ptarmigan use camouflage?
The Ptarmigan is a type of grouse living in the far north, in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia and Siberia. In summer, its feathers are...
What is a rockptarmigan?
Where do rock Ptarmigans live?Is ptarmigan good to eat?What kind of bird is ptarmigan?What do rock Ptarmigans eat?What plants does a ptarmigan eat?Ho...
What animals prey on ptarmigans?
Ptarmigans are prey to owls, foxes, and lynx. What animal eats rock ptarmigan?Do wolves eat ptarmigan?What do ptarmigans eat?Do polar bears eat ptarmi...
What does the rock ptarmigan eat?
From October through March, Alaskan rock ptarmigan eat mostly buds and catkins of dwarf birch; or, in the case of Aleutian birds, tips of crowberry pl...
How does the ptarmigan survive in the winter?
Ptarmigan are well suited to brutally cold winters, using heavily feathered feet to walk over deep snow, and excavating snow burrows in which they tak...
What are facts about the ptarmigan bird?
Fun Facts about Ptarmigans for KidsPtarmigans build nests in spring. The male ptarmigan protects the female until her eggs hatch. ... Ptarmigans eat m...
What eats a ptarmigan?
Several known predators of North American willow ptarmigan populations include: hooded crows, ravens, magpies, red foxes, pine martens, mink, short-ta...
Do ptarmigan migrate or hibernate?
The Willow Ptarmigan is found only in the colder regions of North America. During particularly chilly winters they do migrate further south than norma...
What do rock ptarmigans eat?
From October through March, Alaskan rock ptarmigan eat mostly buds and catkins of dwarf birch; or, in the case of Aleutian birds, tips of crowberry pl...