As I Walked Up One Morning in May
Climbing up the pathless slopes of Sgurr na Coinnich on the Isle of Skye, around the 700m contour line, this bird suddenly appeared just a few metres in front of me. I was so surprised to realise it was a ptarmigan that it took a few seconds to remember I had my camera around my neck. I dropped to the ground, expecting the bird to take off, but he remained in place, only moving away when he saw I was interested. This is the best shot I could get using my 24-105mm lens (considerably cropped).
As I Walked Up One Morning in May
Climbing up the pathless slopes of Sgurr na Coinnich on the Isle of Skye, around the 700m contour line, this bird suddenly appeared just a few metres in front of me. I was so surprised to realise it was a ptarmigan that it took a few seconds to remember I had my camera around my neck. I dropped to the ground, expecting the bird to take off, but he remained in place, only moving away when he saw I was interested. This is the best shot I could get using my 24-105mm lens (considerably cropped).