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Definitely true of grouse, yes! but otoh, they are virtually human creations rather than wildlife, aren't they?! Nothing in nature could be that stoooopid and survive...

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We used to have a grouse hung out around our place. Got the name: The Unruffled Grouse.

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Nothing in nature could be that stoooopid and survive...



Right on, Maverick, not if you continue to define intellegence by the measure of the ability to survive, they certainly won't.

Catch 22.

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We used to have a grouse hung out around our place. Got the name: The Unruffled Grouse.




Hey, that's right cute, Faldage, at times I chat with his mirror image...a ruffled grouch.

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Outdoor Canada Magazine sez, of the spruce grouse: "... their escape mechanism when dealing with natural predators is to remain motionless, relying heavily on their naturally camouflaged plumage. They did not evolve with man as one of their primary predators, so hunters often mistake this behaviour as a sign of stupidity."

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yeahbut this doesn't explain their poor judgement (in my experience completely typical) that I observed on a walk at the weekend. One was so effectively hidden in the undergrowth alongside the woodland path that I hadn't seen it - it could have flown early, or remained hidden completely. So disguised, it waited patiently until I was at the closest point to its secure bolt hole, then exploded into the air with all the grace and effectiveness of an exploding alarm clock. I could have had it with a stick, let alone a gun!

btw, we are talking about the same boid, just in case this is another pond issue, are we?

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btw, we are talking about the same boid, just in case this is another pond issue, are we?




Amazing - it looks like it's walked straight off the bottle.

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it's walked straight off the bottle.

Who knew?

The picture of the bird

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btw, we are talking about the same boid, just in case this is another pond issue, are we?




whatta maroon! the only thing about that boid that's camouflaged, standing out in those rocks, is its feet.

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My mother, God rest her soul, used to use "maroon" as a silly way of saying "moron." I had forgotten after all these years.

tsuwm, are you my mother?

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