Sometimes, a composition just happens to pop out at you. That's what happened when I saw this male Rock Ptarmigan. As I was approaching him to take his photo, I noticed the mountains and snowfields behind the bird that gave this a wonderful abstract out-of-focus background.

Sometimes, a composition just happens to pop out at you. That's what happened when I saw this male Rock Ptarmigan. As I was approaching him to take his photo, I noticed the mountains and snowfields behind the bird that gave this a wonderful abstract out-of-focus background.