Willow Ptarmigan

This bird's shape might be a little eye catching, but it has other ways to stay hidden. The willow ptarmigan is found in North America and Canada year round, because it needs to live in a cold environment. It lives in the tundras, forests, and meadows. It finds food by foraging, the diet consists of multiple kinds of berries, leaves, willow, and other plants, occasionally eating insects. The willow ptarmigan has multiple predators, some of them are large birds, owls, foxes, minks, crows and ravens, weasels, pine martens and many other larger mammals. The way they stay safe is by camouflaging with their natural habitat. During the winter, the ptarmigans feathers will all be white to blend in with the snow, this is similar to what the snow hare does. In the other season when the snow is gone the feathers will start to turn more brown and red, but the stomach will still stay white. Despite weighing 1 pound and being quite round, this bird can actually fly well, but it prefers to walk around. Their population is stable and they have a lifespan of a short 3-4 years. They have the same mating partner for life. For wild suzhou im palm tree and thank you for listening.