THANK YOU! Nothing beats an uplifting story! Judy in Douglas Co., Alexandria
> On Feb 28, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Steve Wilson <clevergray...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yesterday Bob Tamannen of Soudan encountered a flock of spruce grouse on Hwy > 1 about 2 miles east of the Spruce Road - he did not note the precise > location. There is an interesting backstory of the spruce grouse roadkill > that didn't happen, a refreshing change. As he was driving down the highway, > he noted a brown object ahead in the road. It wasn't until he was almost on > it before it took the shape of a grouse, but it was too late to stop their > motorhome to avert a collision. He looked in the rearview mirror, expecting > to see feathers flying, but there sat the lump, seemingly intact. Doubting > that it had actually been a grouse, he turned around and went back. Upon > returning to the spot, to his surprise, the lump was still there and it was > an unharmed spruce grouse. Apparently the bird hadn't flinched, even as a > large motorhome passed just overhead. As he and Pat watched, first one, then > two more, and eventually a total of nine other spruce grouse flew in from the > surrounding woods and joined the lucky bird. When another car came along, Bob > flashed his lights and blew his horn to get the car to stop, then shooed the > grouse off the road so they would be safe, at least for the time being. > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished Lao Tzu ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
