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We found her on a back road stopped the truck, she didn't move, I got out and walked around to get a better pov she stayed completely still.
Sooty Grouse
Our photo op was cut short as a warning alarm came on in the truck, losing pressure in tire, darn we had a flat.
Sooty Grouse female
I think she was is pretending to be injured by dropping a wing, or making herself look larger.
Sooty Grouse, hen
We was up at 3000ft with her chicks in late June 2021
She flew on the mountain side rocks to distract us from the chicks.
From the summer of 2021.