You see it EVERYWHERE. People in yellowknife LOVE the ptarmigan and until you see some it's hard to understand why. They're birds... little birds. They look like little puff balls from the top- you can't see the black tail feathers at all. Their feet are RIDICULOUS! It's kind of awesome.
Yesterday I was walking home and nearly tripped over one of these little dudes in the snow... did I mention that they're pretty much impossible to spot unless you're really paying attention? And today there were three just chillin' in a tree about a meter from the path that I take to our building's side door. I tried to get a photo of them hopping through the snow but didn't have much luck... I'll have to keep trying :)
Yesterday I was walking home and nearly tripped over one of these little dudes in the snow... did I mention that they're pretty much impossible to spot unless you're really paying attention? And today there were three just chillin' in a tree about a meter from the path that I take to our building's side door. I tried to get a photo of them hopping through the snow but didn't have much luck... I'll have to keep trying :)