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Blue Grouse


Blue Grouse
Información de la foto
Copyright: Rick Price (Adanac) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
Género: Animals
Medio: Color
Tomada el: 2007-07-17
Categorías: Birds
Cámara: Canon 20D, Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS
Exposición: f/5.0, 1/200 segundos
More Photo Info: [view]
Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Fecha enviada: 2008-01-10 18:04
Vista: 840
Puntos: 26
[Normas para las notas] Notas del fotógrafo
This Blue Grouse was captured in the Blakiston Creek Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park this summer.

Blue Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
Also known as - Dusky Grouse.


General Description

By Gustave J. Yaki


Blue Grouse breed from Yukon south along the coast into California and in the mountains into Arizona and New Mexico. In Alberta, it occurs in the southwestern part, along the foothills country. The population in Alberta was once considered a separate species, known as the Dusky Grouse.

The Blue Grouse is widespread but is becoming scarcer in the higher foothills and mountains. They are resident in Kananaskis Country. Unlike most species, they move to higher elevations in winter, becoming more arboreal then.

They feed on leaves, mainly coniferous needles, but also add flowers, fruit, seeds and insects.

Males are polygamous. The nest, often near the forest-edge, well-concealed under low branches, near or under logs or tree roots, is a dry depression lined with nearby vegetation. The six to eight eggs are incubated for about 26 days. The precocial young are led from the nest to the feeding areas as soon as their down is dry. The young are able to flutter some distance at 6-7 days. They have developed their back feathers by 8-10 days and no longer need to be brooded. Families disperse in late summer.
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Hi Rick,
Beautiful capture of this bird.I like the perfect focus and the eye contact.The details are also first class.
tfs

Mircea

Great natural setting with it's mix of wild plants, framing your grouse well Rick.
Very good color, exposure, and details..
Nice heads-up pose too :)
Howard

It's pretty big looking from the picture Rick. If I saw them on the Mendo Coast when we lived there..I might have mistaken it for a baby pheasant or something with my early Ohio upbringing......I was using my search engine4 to look up other images of this bird and it seems you have it a bit better than some which almost try to do some PP technique to add an artificial blue. The true blues of this bird are subtle....and this is a true representation of what I fell it should look lie..Nice job! You really are a naturalist at heart...Might be nice to meet some day...we are so close..
Bob

Hi Rick,
A nice shot on this Blue Grouse. He is really alert on somthing in this shot. Nice DOF and detail in the surrounding foliage. Well done.
Scott

hello Rick

great photo shot of this grouse camoufled and hided
in the vegetation, you need excellent eye to distinguish
this bird on ground, beautiful low pob and excellent
framing of the image

the colours of the image are too neutral, it miss a little
contrast or punch on the colours i did a workshop
hoping that you will like it, TFS

Asbed

Hello Rick,
Beautiful bird in good details peeping out from the grass. Well captured shot.
Regards,
Jusni

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-01-10 19:48]

Hola Rick.
Una muy bella foto de esta Ave en su Ambiente Natural. Finos y agradables colores tanto de la ave como de su entrorno. Me agrada su forma de estar atento a tus movimientos.
Saludos Rick.
Luis52.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-01-10 20:12]

Hi Rick,

Amazing how well the Grouse stands out amongst the tall grass. A beautiful scene with the wildflowers. The Grouse is shown with magnificent details - love the eye.

Jane

Hello Rick,
Excellent photography in its natural habitat.
TFS
Annick

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-01-11 3:31]

Great capure Rick!
Very natural shot with a great POV.
Nice colours and great soft lighting.
Very good clarity and detail.
I think it would benifit from a bit of sharpening but that is all :)
Well done,
Joe

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2008-01-11 18:12]

Hello Rick,
beautiful wildlife photo, captured in its natural habitat, I like the pose and the composition, great details
best regards, Dejan

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 1627] (5989)
  • [2008-01-11 18:13]

Hello Rick,
Very nice capture of this Grouse coming out of the
grass for a photo session. Great POV and composition
Well done...

Everton

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-01-12 11:27]

Great capture Rick, very nice details and very good exposure, well seen and well done ! Thanks !

Mario

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