Where’s the Ruffed Grouse?

Can you see the grouse in the photograph? Check below.

We were driving home slowly from Holly's house about a half mile up the road, at the edge of our land, when John, with his hunter’s eyes, pointed out a grouse in the brush by the side of the road. I never saw the grouse until I put the photographs into the computer. What I did was point and blindly click the camera at the area that John pointed out. I did see the movement of the brush so I was able to sort of follow the bird as she climbed the hill. I was very pleased with myself with the resulting photographs!

Bonasa umbellus

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Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa Umbellus

This comical grouse was waiting for us in the road. If only I had had my new zoom lens then! But I didn't, so there is distortion here. This was taken through the windshield of the car. Later, the grouse thumped and displayed it's tail feathers for us. In Vermont and New Hampshire, grouse are called partridge.

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