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dendragapus obscurus

  1. Dusky Grouse

    Dusky Grouse

  2. Dusky Grouse

    Dusky Grouse

  3. dusky grouse

    dusky grouse

    canada 2019
  4. Dusky Grouse - Colorado

    Dusky Grouse - Colorado

  5. 'Bye now!

    'Bye now!

    This is where our routes part. We turned left and down the hill to the road. The little flock of grouse turned right, back into the woods.
  6. Come along.

    Come along.

    I'll show you the way back out of these woods.
  7. Are you lost?

    Are you lost?

    You look harmless enough, but you don't look like you belong here. First of the last three posts from our encounter with the flock of Dusky Grouse.
  8. Inquisitive

    Inquisitive

    Turning the other eye at us ... just to be sure.
  9. Curious and fearless

    Curious and fearless

    Sorry folks, but I'm too exhausted to browse tonight. Took off on a long walk at 9:30 am, thinking I'd get to the museum (about 11km from the apartment) around noon, have lunch, have a look around, then take a bus home. But then instead of taking the bus right by the museum, I took their history...
  10. Dusky Grouse Male display

    Dusky Grouse Male display

  11. Dusky Grouse

    Dusky Grouse

  12. Dusky Grouse (Chick)

    Dusky Grouse (Chick)

    There were 2 of them, followed closely by the mom.
  13. Dusky Grouse (F)

    Dusky Grouse (F)

  14. Dusky Grouse (M)

    Dusky Grouse (M)

    Together with the Sooty Grouse, they were previously known as Blue Grouse, but now sub-divided.
  15. Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

    Another interesting scientific name -WHAT'S OBSCURED??? And you all have a nice weekend.
  16. Blue Grouse chick

    Blue Grouse chick

    Just to complete this family...
  17. Blue Grouse (female)

    Blue Grouse (female)

  18. Blue Grouse (M)

    Blue Grouse (M)

  19. Dusky Grouse

    Dusky Grouse

    This Dusky(aka Blue Grouse) Grouse was extremely aggressive towards anyone venturing too close!
  20. Blue/Dusky Grouse

    Blue/Dusky Grouse

  21. Blue Grouse/Dusky Grouse

    Blue Grouse/Dusky Grouse

  22. Blue Grouse

    Blue Grouse

  23. Dusky Grouse ( female )

    Dusky Grouse ( female )

    2nd in the series...
  24. Dusky Grouse

    Dusky Grouse

    In the So. Sierra Mnts., this bird is only found in specific habitats, and not in great numbers. Though not a particularly shy bird, it is not a bird that can be counted on. It is relatively nomadic. So it was, that on an overnight trip in the upper elevations of the Sherman Pass area, we (my...
  25. Blue

    Blue

    The sixth time setting out to find the grouse, and we made it to-day, seeing both the Blue Grouse and the Spruce Grouse.
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