Reminds me of the Ruffed Grouse that flew through my yard in Minneapolis one block from the Lake Street bridge. And, yes, though I might be getting to be an old timer, the Lake Street Bridge was already built. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 7:38 PM Kate Kelnberger <kkelnber...@boreal.org> wrote: > Great story, thanks for sharing. I will never forget the spruce grouse in > my yard… until a squirrel chased it away. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Feb 28, 2022, at 3:58 PM, Judith Clayton <judit...@theriver.com> > wrote: > > > > 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. > > ---- > 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. > ---- 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.
