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The Variety Collection

My images in this gallery are used in other galleries or for elements of the website, but please do feel free to browse/shop it if you are curious. You will find a large potpourri of my photography in this collection with image subjects ranging from urban to wilderness.
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Dusky Grouse Courtship Display
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Dusky Grouse Courtship Display

I have seen countless Dusky Grouse in the mountains of Colorado, but I've never seen this breeding display until yesterday. Why this bird was still displaying this late in summer I don't know (maybe it's not that unusual?). It's certainly not a common sight, this spruce-fir forest-dwelling bird is difficult to observe and it's courtship displays are not as centralized as other grouse species such as Sage Grouse.

You also might know this bird by the name of Blue Grouse. It was split by the AOU into the coastal Sooty Grouse and the interior Dusky Grouse.

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