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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Ruffed Grouse


Ruffed Grouse, this photo of mine appears on page 59 of our new The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America
I just saw a Ruffed Grouse sitting in our Prairie Fire crabapple tree, eating the apples, on this rainy afternoon. Cool!!

That's a bird you don't often see, but that doesn't mean they're not around. These grouse have a range across much of Canada, northern areas of the U.S., and down into the Appalachians. We hear them drumming in spring, a very low-pitched sound. Only occasionally do we see them fly across an open space, or, as a special treat like today, find them foraging.

1 comment:

bob zeller said...

Great photo of the Ruffed Grouse. We don't have those here in west Texas. It's nice to see other species from around the country.