Chickadee Photo Art

Spruce Grouse in Winter

// February 15th, 2010 // Birds of Manitoba, Boreal Forest, Nopiming Provincial Park, Winter

Welcome back to my website & thanks for visiting !

More photos of the Spruce Grouse – this time during the late winter months.  I love the photo below showing the beautiful fanned tail of the male grouse walking into the seemingly endless winter white.

A female Spruce Grouse feathers all fluffed up . . .

Below: A male Spruce Grouse strutting and courting a female (late March).

Below: Female Spruce Grouse in the snow.

Below: A male Spruce Grouse in the boreal forest underbrush.  Note the red feathered eyebrows during courting season.  Yes – you’re a handsome one!

Enjoy!

Sharon