The drumming performance of male Ruffed Grouse starts off slow and after each of the first few wing beats the wings are held motionless for just a moment (allowing sharp images like this at low ss). Then the tempo picks up and by the end the wings are only a blur to the human eye (a couple of future posts will illustrate this). And yes, those are droppings below the grouse - during the peak of the drumming season the males spend a lot of time on their logs and consequently a lot of droppings accumulate - this how you can tell if a particular log is being used by a grouse.This photo was taken from a blind. 7D, 500 mm f/4, 1/40, f/4.5, ISO 400, tripod, cable release. All comments are welcome and appreciated.







This photo was taken from a blind. 7D, 500 mm f/4, 1/40, f/4.5, ISO 400, tripod, cable release. All comments are welcome and appreciated.
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