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[edit]DescriptionPtarmigan, Lagopus muta - geograph.org.uk - 731362.jpg |
English: Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta Where does that ridiculous "P" come from? Ground detail on Fuar Bheinn with that well known hill dweller emerging from behind a lump of granite. It appears that the spring molt is in progress. This is the male, the female was nearby and not so easily spotted, being all white against the snow. And for those equally curious:- Its name comes from a Gaelic word, tàrmachan, meaning “grumbler” or “croaker”, presumably in reference to the sound the bird makes. In Gaelic, as you see, there was no “p” at the beginning of the word. But in the late 17th century, some meddlesome person, thinking the word was derived from the Greek ptero (meaning “feather” or “wing”), stuck a “p” at the beginning to reflect its “Greek” origin (that it doesn't have). It's been there ever since. Source here Richard Avery (talk) 13:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC) |
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Author | Richard Webb |
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Camera location | 56° 39′ 15″ N, 5° 30′ 36″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 56.654270; -5.510000 |
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Object location | 56° 39′ 15″ N, 5° 30′ 36″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 56.654270; -5.510000 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot A640 |
Exposure time | 1/640 sec (0.0015625) |
F-number | f/4.1 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:32, 15 March 2008 |
Lens focal length | 29.2 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
File change date and time | 14:32, 15 March 2008 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:32, 15 March 2008 |
Image compression mode | 5 |
APEX shutter speed | 9.3125 |
APEX aperture | 4.0625 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.0625 APEX (f/4.09) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 12,710.801393728 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 12,725.581395349 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
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