Yes, it's a ptarmigan. We don't have pigeons anywhere close by. So, I expect the DPC voters will be really smart and really particular. No problem if this doesn't score well. It is a good photo of a White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus. Not related to a pigeon. Sort of looks like a pigeon, if one is not too discerning.
I was going to title the image "P_tarm_igeon". But that may have provoked a backlash.
Image captured at 12,000' above sea level, on the Ute Trail in RMNP.
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Very pretty picture of a very pretty bird -- but that looks to me like a partridge, which is not even a member of the pigeon family. And I was sort of thinking that the pigeon's particular status and reputation would be an important part of the challenge. Lovely shot though.
That's the smallest beak I've ever seen on a pigeon! Nifty bird, and a great picture of it. (I'm going under the assumption this is indeed a pigeon of some kind. My search engine at work won't let me try to find out otherwise.)
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