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Sooty grouse chick crossing the path and mom hiding in the brush on Mt Rainier
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New paper out in Ornithological Applications!
Efficiency in #conservation: comparable genetic and population data from one and two #noninvasive sampling rounds in #TetraoUrogallus (#WesternCapercaillie)
Bird of the Day — Willow Ptarmigan (aka Red Grouse), Alaska 2012
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@ewen Skiing in Norway? 
A days work for #RM Arctic Warfare Cadre 
& their SOE ancestors
#Telemark / #HardangerPlateau / #Grouse #Gunnerside / #SOE #Commandos <https://youtu.be/aUfiMoY30ac?si=eistySXcXud2SMaQ>
Hanging with Gaston, a wild, friendly grouse. Apparently some grouse just like hanging out with humans.
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A male, taking flight from the moorland.
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A female, close enough for a great view of the intricate feather pattern detail to be enjoyed.
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@Catlynn What luck, nice capture. I'm just a little jealous, don't mind me, I'll get over it 
Long past time to ban driven #grouse shooting in the UK. A bunch of rich people taking pot shots at birds. True heroism https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
Petitions - UK Government and ParliamentPetition: Ban driven grouse shootingChris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignificant when contrasted with other real and potential uses of the UK’s extensive uplands.
_The Evening Post_, 21 October 1923:
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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A protest was recently made by the #Manawatu Philosophical Society against the further planting of heather in the #Tongariro National Park and also in connection with the proposed importation of #grouse for liberation in this reserve. In a letter to the New Zealand Institute… they strongly protested against the planting of #heather in the reserve, and offered any possible assistance to prevent a continuance of the practice. The society felt that the Park should be of a purely New Zealand character, and that no #exotics should be introduced into it. They further resented the importation of grouse for liberation in the reserve, or any attempt to make the beauty spot a game preserve for individuals. A reply has now been received from the New Zealand Institute stating that it is in full accord with the views of the society…. Further, it had been decided by the National Park Board, the controlling body, that no further heather seeds or grouse be imported.…
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19241021.2.38
Morning all. Isn’t it hot for a Wednesday? Chill yourself with a cool Red Grouse. xx
Tell #BidenAdministration: Protect greater sage grouse.
#GreaterSageGrouse is a remarkable species unlike any other. This iconic species is losing its #habitat. Since 1965, the population has declined by 80%.
The #sagebrush plains are the only place where the greater sage #grouse lives. Losing more habitat to drilling, mining or other human activity would threaten this #bird and its wondrous mating display.
#SignPetition
https://environmentamerica.org/texas/take-action/tell-the-biden-administration-protect-the-greater-sage-grouse/
Environment TexasTell the Biden administration: Protect the greater sage grouseHelp save the striking greater sage grouse from losing more of its home.
A less well known viewpoint on the Lynn Peak route, looking towards the Grouse range. Appropriate as the deep booming sound of the #grouse reminded me I was but a visitor to its terrain. The rocks I was sitting on were scarred by glacier induced striations, which was impressive as they're at 900+m altitude. #mountains #phonephotography #nature #hiking #britishcolumbia
I always called all of them #Partridge!
I now know Ruffed, Spruce #grouse & pheasants.
I'm constantly distracted by movement, leaves blowing, wind shaking limbs, or a creature passing by.
Photos makes it easy: centered, focused, & identified.
IRL people walk by them unaware.
#Birds #Wildlife #Nature
(I'm surprised hearing adults see their first raccoon.)