Yes as Tom Behnfield also states there was a Dusky Grouse at the Boetcher Nature Center last year with the same aggressive attitude. I had never encounter a bird with so much personality before. The two birders I was with did not find it amusing. I thought it was great. It chased me around my car several times. it pecked at another birders binoculars while chasing her. It eventually got run over. I heard it drew blood on one person prior to my visit.
Cheri Phillips Centennial, CO On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:50:05 PM UTC-6, Bob Shade wrote: > > 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/115c0d06-943c-4816-9d3d-63fe9afc4228%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
