Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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A Willow Ptarmigan in its breeding plumage waits on the snowy tundra as its nesting season approaches. Ptarmigan are unique Arctic birds, well adapted to a life in the cold, but they share their landscape in the summer with millions of migratory birds.

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