Ruffed Grouse

[Daniel Cadieux]

With our snowfall accumulations this season being our second highest on record (and not finished yet!!) our opportunities to photograph birds and other wildlife in snowy settings have been, well, quite plentiful. Here is a Ruffed Grouse sitting comfortably at the base of a fresh snowbank - taken in early January of this year.

Canon Rebel XT + 100-400L @250mm, 1/125s., f/7.1, ISO400, +0.3 EC, handheld

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w98/dancad/tn_RuffedGrouse_9531-01-1.jpg

[Gary Dumer]

The subtle colors and crisp detail against the snow makes this a great Image!!

[Stephen Stephen]

Nice sharp image here Dan. I particularly like the eye. I haven't seen this bird since the Christmas holidays but it did give us a few opportunities then.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great exposure control and details. I might give it a bit more space at the bottom.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning capture Daniel. Love the BG and the wonderful color and detail of the grouse. Your exposure was right on and the image is nicely framed. As Axel mentioned a little more room at the bottom but do love this image as presented too.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the snow and the pose,nice work!

[Glenn Bartley]

Beautiful image. Well done!

[DanWalters]

Nice shot. Great detail in the bird and the snow.