tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post5489589371939497707..comments2024-03-28T04:50:29.709-04:00Comments on My Quality Day: Ruffed GrouseSharkbyteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-73648760052027191812010-02-19T01:34:21.605-05:002010-02-19T01:34:21.605-05:00Icy- They hide really well, until the just explode...Icy- They hide really well, until the just explode from practically under your feet!<br /><br />Julia- thanks... this bird just wanted to strut for us, so he made it much easier to get those shots!Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-29170599237247915712010-02-18T12:34:13.333-05:002010-02-18T12:34:13.333-05:00Beautiful!! Great captures. :)Beautiful!! Great captures. :)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851909774982026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-59103517300389438692010-02-18T06:39:59.507-05:002010-02-18T06:39:59.507-05:00I've not seen a ruffled grouse before either. ...I've not seen a ruffled grouse before either. You got great pictures of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-67794757451651035682010-02-17T00:38:30.332-05:002010-02-17T00:38:30.332-05:00Carmen- I'm so glad you like the critters! The...Carmen- I'm so glad you like the critters! They really make me happy but I get fewer everyday pics of them because I walk with a dog most of the time.<br /><br />Hi Glynis- Oh, I need to catch up with you too. Thanks for coming by.<br /><br />Chuck- I'll bet you have them in the woods around you.<br /><br />Dennis- Well, at least that is an appropriate kind of bird for carrying around. Sad that it bashed itself to death though.<br /><br />Hi Jo- yes, they usually are more secretive, but we saw several that just walked around and let us take their pictures on that hike.<br /><br />Karen- I would think that you have them.<br /><br />Hi rainfield- does this look as odd to you as some of your birds do to me?<br /><br />Ivy- you make me look up the origin of the verb "to grouse." All places seem to say that it's unknown but may come from the French "groucher" from which we get grouch. So not related.<br /><br />Ann- I really like the bright eye in it as well.<br /><br />Ratty- that extra little feather that sticks up in front is like a topknot with a cowlick!Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-82737789142728941952010-02-16T23:38:12.243-05:002010-02-16T23:38:12.243-05:00Look at the grouse! -Curly
I like that closeup of...Look at the grouse! -Curly<br /><br />I like that closeup of his head. I really like birds with crests that stick up.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-75710749240595563582010-02-16T20:33:52.726-05:002010-02-16T20:33:52.726-05:00I've heard of them but I don't recall ever...I've heard of them but I don't recall ever actually seeing one. I would have save that picture too. Some even though they aren't perfect shots just have to be kept.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-10905393028058382742010-02-16T19:48:21.000-05:002010-02-16T19:48:21.000-05:00I've read about them, but I've never encou...I've read about them, but I've never encountered one. So that's what they look like. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if there's a relation between the bird and the verb...spinninglovelydayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649241463501194118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-6150208939575275252010-02-16T19:48:14.688-05:002010-02-16T19:48:14.688-05:00It is good to know more things, and this grouse is...It is good to know more things, and this grouse is one of them.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-77890161381099256632010-02-16T13:48:40.876-05:002010-02-16T13:48:40.876-05:00I haven't seen them around my area...maybe I&#...I haven't seen them around my area...maybe I'm not looking hard enough? Such pretty birds, I love their crested heads.WillOaks Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986825696455165387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-11359183550133858872010-02-16T12:22:45.613-05:002010-02-16T12:22:45.613-05:00He is a cutie. I've never seen one close up be...He is a cutie. I've never seen one close up before so this was a real treat. Great shots.Joanne Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856998108256408734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-43959141977167581062010-02-16T11:08:23.392-05:002010-02-16T11:08:23.392-05:00One time a grouse flew into our giant windows back...One time a grouse flew into our giant windows back in New York and killed itself. Tucker found it and was very, very, very interested in picking it up and carrying it around.The Oceanside Animalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894063884048051561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-77035592596897324752010-02-16T10:50:05.010-05:002010-02-16T10:50:05.010-05:00I used to hear and sometimes see grouse when I was...I used to hear and sometimes see grouse when I was younger. It's been a long time since then. As you say, it certainly is startling when they fly off.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-64576208807039857562010-02-16T03:57:14.515-05:002010-02-16T03:57:14.515-05:00Lovely pics, majestic birds. Catching up, I smiled...Lovely pics, majestic birds. Catching up, I smiled at your Valentine's poem. Hey it is good to pay bills an not owing a cent :)Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406042802207115346.post-17301120100346856362010-02-16T03:37:13.534-05:002010-02-16T03:37:13.534-05:00I've never seen a ruffled grouse before...I lo...I've never seen a ruffled grouse before...I love all the new creatures, birds, and such, with which I'm becoming acquainted.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.com