The female sooty grouse came to visit us once again yesterday. Here she is looking over the cliff and getting ready to fly to a tree where her fledged chicks are waiting. If you are on Flickr, be sure to click twice for extra flavor and crispness :-)

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There weren't any owls today due to the wet weather. However. I did get a nice greeting from a female sooty grouse on arrival at the parking lot.

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Managed to get a couple of quick shots of a sooty grouse just below the cliff resting in a fir tree today on Little Mountain.

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A male sooty grouse fans his tail as part of his territorial display.

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My apologies on this one. The microphone on the camera didn't pick up the low frequency of the grouse hooting very well. If you listen closely you can just barely hear it.

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