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Post by Chris on Apr 10, 2010 8:22:39 GMT -8
I was looking through some older pictures that I took. I came across the following two pictures. They were taken on a hike on Windy Joe in Manning Park. The first one I am very sure that it is a Sooty Grouse but the second picture I am not sure. The second one was way on the top of the mountain. They both look different. First Grouse  Second Grouse  |
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Post by murraybrown on Apr 11, 2010 19:50:00 GMT -8
Hi Bundy, I would say they're both Sooty's, however bird one is still in juvenile plumage. The relatively short tail and still undeveloped beak are the clues.
I suspect bird two is also an immature but probably a couple of weeks older.
Looks like they allowed a nice close approach!
Murray
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Post by Chris on Apr 11, 2010 21:29:16 GMT -8
Thanks Murray that makes sense. I got fairly close to both of them. I zoomed in on the photos and I had a basic zoom camera at the time, 12x I believe.
What's weird is that as I was looking through the photos, on the same hike there are pictures of a small grouse. It looked like it would be a few weeks old. The picture was taken on the same hike in mid July. I guess his/her mother laid her eggs pretty late.
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