Five Ruffed Grouse – photo by Larry VanWagoner
I was sitting at my desk on the second story of my home on New Year’s Day, 1/1/2018. I noticed movement in a window that overlooks a large crabapple tree. Looking out I saw not one, not two, not three, but seven(!) Ruffed Grouse eating the buds from the tips of branches. I’ve included a photo of five of the birds. At such close range, I couldn’t get all of the birds in one photo. The 2nd photo is of one of the birds as it approached a branch tip about 10 feet from my window. I’ve been fortunate to see grouse in this tree in the past, but never more than 3 at once.
submitted by Larry VanWagoner
