Ruffed Grouse

Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
edited April 30, 2007 in Wildlife
The sun finally came out this afternoon and I wanted to tryout a new wide angle lens I just got this week. I ended up finding a beautiful Grouse in the yard so I grabbed the tele instead.

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2007
    Interesting bird, i wouldn't know what it is, even name doesn't sound familiar. Great capture! clap.gif
    Marina
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  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Interesting bird, i wouldn't know what it is, even name doesn't sound familiar. Great capture! clap.gif

    Thanks Marina. I had to google it to come up iwth its name. I believe it is in the partridge family.rolleyes1.gif
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    I had to do the same --shot one in yosemite I think it was and had to look it up did not know what it was --nice work
    Jeff W

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    Good set Fred thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good set Fred thumb.gif

    Thanks Harry. I was surprised that this guy let me get as close to him as I did. He ruffed up as soon as he saw me but still hung around for a quick photo shoot. I got about 75ft from him using my 400mm.mwink.gif
  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    I had to do the same --shot one in yosemite I think it was and had to look it up did not know what it was --nice work

    Thanks Jeff. There aren't too many exotic birds by me but there are still plenty of wildlife domestics to capture.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    I'll bet it tastes as good as it looks! thumb.gif
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    I'll bet it tastes as good as it looks! thumb.gif
    It's not bad actually... especially the famous ones :D

    Very cool shots thumb.gif I have never seen those guys before actually.
  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    I'll bet it tastes as good as it looks! thumb.gif

    He does look a bit on the plump side !!!! :D
  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    ivar wrote:
    It's not bad actually... especially the famous ones :D

    Very cool shots thumb.gif I have never seen those guys before actually.

    Interesting........I'd go for some Wild Turkey myself. thumb.gif
  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2007
    ivar wrote:
    It's not bad actually... especially the famous ones :D

    Very cool shots thumb.gif I have never seen those guys before actually.

    Hey Ivar, that "famous ones" link is hilarious !!!!!!!wings.gif
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