Black and white linocut block and print of a dusky grouse.

Dusky grouse in the snow.

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A female dusky grouse tries to blend into the woods near Lake of the Clouds, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

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A dusky grouse tries to hide in the woods near Lake of the Clouds in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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A Dusky Grouse gives me the eye as it leaves the trail back into the brush.

Keeping its eye on me as it gets into a thicket.

A nice angle showing rear tail and the front side as the Dusky Grouse picked its way through the woods.

One last glance over it's shoulder, the Dusky Grouse soon disappeared from sight.

Dusky Grouse
'The Johnson' Trail, Invermere, BC

Here are some photos of the #DuskyGrouse I saw while hiking on The Johnson, which I also posted today. Pretty sparse forest so I got to watch it strut its way in and out of cover, never taking its eye off of me.

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A very large and aggressive Dusky grouse.

This giant bastard tried to murder me yesterday. I've never seen an animal be so unnecessarily aggressive. 10 year old me (who was certain that he could tame any wild beast with prolonged eye contact and good intentions) would have been very disappointed. #birding #duskygrouse

A dusky grouse puts on an amorous display atop Signal Mountain, Grand Tetons NP, WY. 08/2023
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