Bird Watching: Spruce Grouse, 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
I took pictures of two more Spruce Grouse today. This first one is a juvenile male. Photographed on Zero Lake Road off the Parks Hwy. I have been passed the Zero Lake Road sign for years. Today we decided to finally explore Zero Lake. After 3 1/2 miles of a bumpy unmaintained logging road, we discovered the joke was on us! The zero in the name actually means there isn't any lake at the end of the road. This fellow was picking gravel on the road side. I took a lot of pictures, but most of therm were of the tail end, as he walked away from me. I followed him for about a 100 yards before he flew.