I have wanted for some years to see and photograph the elusive Dusky Grouse displaying. Today I went to Genesee Mountain Park, Lookout Mountain, and Mount Lindo in vain. Then I called a friend in his gated community off of Turkey Creek Road near Tinytown (West Ranch Road). "Have you seen any grouse?" (Excitedly) "Yes we have an "attack grouse." So I was let in, drove to his house, and he explained exactly where the dangerous bird is. "He attacks, dogs, people, and pecks tires!" I went to the spot on the main road and sure enough! I did not need to find him, he found me and kept dogging my heels. I kicked at him but he just jumped back and bored right in again! After getting some photos (see WRShade3 on Flickr) I retreated to the safety of my SUV. He strutted back and forth waiting for me outside the driver's side door until I drove off laughing out loud.
I am sorry this is on private land with no public access. Anybody else experienced aggressive grouse? Bob Shade Lakewood -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFwvYHr43VRnaP_unbHs35%3DMTcKCV6Zm7Svk7HH86DEkt05HWg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
