Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus). Female.
Taken alongside the Gold River Highway, Upper Campbell Lake, Vancouver Island. BC.
We were driving beside the lake when we came across this grouse ambling along the side of the road. My wife was driving and the bird was on her side - so the usual vehicular gymnastics occurred as I struggled to position myself to get the best shot without exiting the car!
Our long suffering partners!
A species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America's Pacific Coast Ranges.
Adult males are mainly dark with a yellow throat air sac surrounded by white, and a yellow wattle over the eye during display. Adult females are mottled brown with dark brown and white marks on the underparts.
Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus). Female.
Taken alongside the Gold River Highway, Upper Campbell Lake, Vancouver Island. BC.
We were driving beside the lake when we came across this grouse ambling along the side of the road. My wife was driving and the bird was on her side - so the usual vehicular gymnastics occurred as I struggled to position myself to get the best shot without exiting the car!
Our long suffering partners!
A species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America's Pacific Coast Ranges.
Adult males are mainly dark with a yellow throat air sac surrounded by white, and a yellow wattle over the eye during display. Adult females are mottled brown with dark brown and white marks on the underparts.