# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHIAdgsRCQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/5653086-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7f4725845c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-04-16T21:00:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by Orsolya Haarberg fjellheimengalleri | I was exploring the volcanic landscape around Leirhnjúkur, Iceland, when I came across these two male ptarmigans nestling in a blanket of snow. It was March, before ptarmigans return to their breeding grounds and take up their territories—so catching these two together was a lucky event that lasted until darkness came and I lost sight of the birds. Follow fjellheimengalleri for more from the Nordic countries. #ptarmigan #lagopusmuta #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #iceland #leirhnjukur

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## Tags

wildlifephotography, leirhnjukur, birdphotography, lagopusmuta, iceland, ptarmigan

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