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Dusky Grouse(Dendragapus obscurus)

Locally common in mountainous regions of western North America.

12 photographs
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT12 Sep 2013
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT14 Sep 2013
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT1 Sep 2013Impressively camouflaged against the Ponderosa Pine bark!
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT1 Sep 2013
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 Apr 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT21 Apr 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT17 July 2013This chick had trouble scrambling up the slope to get back under the bushes with Mama but soon was able to re-join the family.
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT17 July 2013Very well camoflaged!
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT22 July 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) latrine Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 Apr 2014 Eating mostly conifer needles and buds in low branches in winter, Dusky Grouse scat piles can build up in impressive numbers. The droppings are dry and crumbly and resemble senesced pollen cones from pine trees.
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) latrineBelow Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT17 Apr 2014Eating mostly conifer needles and buds in low branches in winter, Dusky Grouse scat piles can build up in impressive numbers. The droppings are dry and crumbly and resemble senesced pollen cones from pine trees.
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) latrine Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 Apr 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) latrineBelow Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT17 Apr 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) scatBelow Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT19 May 2014
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) scatBelow Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT19 May 2014

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