almost stepped on it

[Brno22F]

http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/Brno8x57/76edcd2a-6eea-4d2c-b768-d3d2731d37c5_zpsnba1ofhr.jpg (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/Brno8x57/media/76edcd2a-6eea-4d2c-b768-d3d2731d37c5_zpsnba1ofhr.jpg.html)

[Brno22F]

was walking through an old grown up clearcut the other day. Momma exploded from under my feet.

[last light]

Cool pic! Thanks for sharing it. Was that from a ruffed grouse?

[Brno22F]

yes, a ruffy. If we get some dry weather after the hatch we could have a pretty good year for grouse.

[Whonnock Boy]

Very cool....

[Weatherby Fan]

That's awesome, great picture. Thanks for sharing.

[Drillbit]

Nice find!

I've seen lots of grouse this spring, hopefully it's another good year for them.

[ncurrie]

Awesome find!! I have a crazy grouse at the end of my Rd that chases after us all the time but can't find the nest yet!

[Saskhunter]

The ruffed grouse is the first bird to fly, from the time its born to the day it takes flight, it takes the least amount of days, less than any other bird. I always thought that was ironic since they are terrible at flying compared to most. Not sure why that crazy fact stuck in my head :roll:

[wideopenthrottle]

The chicks are precocial, which means that as soon as they have dried following hatching they are ready to leave the nest and start feeding themselves. Grouse chicks are not much larger than a man's thumb when they leave the nest. They are surprisingly mobile and may be moving farther than 1/4 mile a day by the time they are 3 or 4 days old. They begin flying when about 5 days old, and resemble giant bumble bees in flight. The hen may lead her brood as far as 4 miles from the nest to a summer brood range during its first 10 days of life.

http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/grouse-facts#.Vz3PXE1wW70

never knew these guys had any outstanding traits but here you go...thx saskhunter for making me look up your "crazy fact"

[Arctic Lake]

Brno22F Thanks for posting the great photo !

Wideopenthrottle Thanks for posting that information !

Arctic Lake

[Dash]

Great photo and great facts! I'm always learning so much from this forum :)

[Treed]

The rain and cold weather suck for them this week. Hope it stays midlin and doesn't go full on rainy for end of May and June. Chronnie fishing was awesome last week, probably a good indicator for grouse too.

[Husky7mm]

I almost stepped on a nest once too, 14 eggs in total! Momma was mad, she chased me and my two young boys away!

[Brno22F]

Brno22F Thanks for posting the great photo !

Wideopenthrottle Thanks for posting that information !

Arctic Lake

thanks for the thumbs up Arctic Lake.
considering that the photo was taken with an I-pad mini, I think the light at the time contributed to how well the picture turned out. It certainly was not due to my proficiency with a camera.

[Buck]

I was out getting some firewood for camp on Saturday found a nice deadfalll and started bucking it up all of a sudden Grouse bursts from the ground and turns out her nest was under the log i was cutting.I came back later and she was back on the nest.

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[northernbc]

well I hope that our heavy rains and snow have not fouled up the good start.

[Spy]

The chicks are precocial, which means that as soon as they have dried following hatching they are ready to leave the nest and start feeding themselves. Grouse chicks are not much larger than a man's thumb when they leave the nest. They are surprisingly mobile and may be moving farther than 1/4 mile a day by the time they are 3 or 4 days old. They begin flying when about 5 days old, and resemble giant bumble bees in flight. The hen may lead her brood as far as 4 miles from the nest to a summer brood range during its first 10 days of life.

http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/grouse-facts#.Vz3PXE1wW70

never knew these guys had any outstanding traits but here you go...thx saskhunter for making me look up your "crazy fact"
Thanks for posting, wow what awesome birds ! And thankyou to the OP 👍

[walks with deer]

Seen a chukars on Tuesday with 30 baby's had to shooh the family off the road.

[walks with deer]

Mom was real mad running in circles.