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Dusky Grouse

Dendragapus obscurus

Description:

The dusky grouse is about the size of a small chicken. The photo is of a hen; males tend to be darker.

Habitat:

The dusky grouse lives in forested areas of the Rocky Mountains.

Notes:

We found this grouse one evening as it was picking up grit along the edge of the road in Yellowstone's Hayden Valley.

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2 Comments

Seema
Seema 10 years ago

beauty

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Hermosa!

Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Spotted on May 31, 2012
Submitted on Jun 6, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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