Grouse Jam

Anyone that has been to Yellowstone knows what a Bear jam is, but maybe you've never heard of a Grouse jam.

 

Well let me tell you how this went down. Mid day and the Bears were not to be found, probably laying down taking a nap. The Rangers also take this time of day to take a little break. This past May there were Bears everywhere, especially mornings and late afternoons and this kept the Rangers very busy keeping the people and Bears at a safe distance from each other. We were just hanging out at a pullout and Linda spotted a Grouse and called me and Graham over to see and photograph it. We both had the big lenses and within a few minutes there were cars and people everywhere, Then ranger Ed showed up to see what all the commotion was about and he asked me what it was and I told him it was a Grouse. He had this confused look on his face and I ask him if he had ever been to a Grouse jam and he said nope, shook his head and he left. We probably didn't create the first Grouse jam is Yellowstone but we did get Ranger Ed to his first Grouse jam..;-)

 

Yellowstone National Park

Dusky Grouse

Done