車子行進中,當然不好意思亂走動,我們坐在右側坐位,而大部分的高山美景卻是在左側,只好高舉相機找尋好角度。對於偶而避免不了的車框、玻璃反光,甚至小電風扇(司機用的),也只好硬著頭皮接受了!
路邊的矮樹叢裡有東西,司機停了下來。一開始我這大近視眼加上老花眼,根本看不到任何動物。還好有老公耐心的指點,這才看出,原來樹叢中有隻比雞小一、二號size的禽類動物。咦!這不是某牌(格蘭威志?)威士忌酒的商標鳥嗎?那隻會用脖子接獎牌的鳥,就活生生在我們眼前!
司機說這隻鳥Willow Ptarmigan(像小隻雞一般)是公的,從他的毛色可以分辨。我在網路上查了相關資訊,公的和母的在冬天時毛色都是白色的(在雪地中是很好的保護色)。只有在夏天時,毛色才會有所差別。以下是網路上的說明:
Description - male: Willow ptarmigan are fairly large birds, the size of a small chicken. During the summer, the male has a chestnut brown head and neck, with a mainly white belly splashed with brown. The tail feathers are black and the eyebrows are red.
During the winter, the bird is entirely white but for its black eyes, bill and outer tail. It also retains the red eyebrow. The feet of the bird are heavily feathered and act much like snow shoes.
Description - female: The female is identical to the male in winter. During the summer it is a mottled brown (less reddish than the male) with some white on the belly.
Denali Nation Park 裡的道路很窄,碎石子路,也沒看到任何護欄,似乎打定主意不想讓太多人進來。彎彎曲曲的山路,雖然有時會令人捏把冷汗,但卻和周圍的景致和而為一,這是我最認同的國家公園道路。盡可能地減少對自然環境的破壞,將人為建設減至最少,留給大自然自由發展的空間!




















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