Ptarmigan Lagopus muta breed in the highest mountains of the Highlands of Scotland and in winter, moult from their brown and black plumage to a completely white camouflage, though still retaining their black tail. Because of the remoteness of its habitat, the ptarmigan has few predators – such as golden eagles – and is relatively approachable. Its guttural, creaking call often reveals its presence in a snowy and rocky mountain habitat.
Mark Hamblin has worked as a freelance nature photographer since 1995, creating images for international photographic agencies; providing specialist guiding services and working on multi-media conservation projects.
Mark has published and collaborated on several books including Wild Peak, Wild Land - Images of nature from the Cairngorms, Tooth & Claw and 2020VISION. He was also a contributing photographer for the Wild Wonders of Europe project working on stories in Lithuania and The Netherlands.
Mark is a director of the social enterprise company, Wild Media Foundation, who produce communications material for a range of clients as well as working on their own projects. Their current project, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture amplifies the case for a wilder Scotland, and Mark is part of a team of photographers and videographers currently gathering material for a range of media products.
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