Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 12 Sep 2013 |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 14 Sep 2013 |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 1 Sep 2013 Impressively camouflaged against the Ponderosa Pine bark! | |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 1 Sep 2013 |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 Apr 2014 | |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 This 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) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 Very well camoflaged! | |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 22 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) latrine Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 Apr 2014 | |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) scat Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 | |
Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) scat Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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