At first I wasn't sure what I was looking at as the bird was so still, I thought at first it was a charred stump along the wooded roadside, but as I saw an eye flicker I knew it was a bird. And I assumed it was a Ruffed Grouse ,
The picture above shows the back view of the Grouse as it walked away. From its back view the black feathers had an appearance of a shawl around its shoulders We had backed our truck onto a side road to turn and the grouse was beside us. I rolled down the truck window so as to take better photos and it wasn't in any hurry to leave. This was a fascinating sighting.
Amazing photos. I'm glad it wasn't camera shy.
ReplyDeleteI love watching the partridge ~ just wait until you come across one that is drumming... beating it's feathers like a hummingbird 100 miles per hour trying to entice a mate. Awesome photo captures. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos!
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