Spruce Grouse

Hello Hivers

Spruce Grouse

This male, very different from the female is mostly black with a red eyebrow. I came across him on a hiking trail. Sometimes called a forest chicken, because they....

behave in the same manner.

An interesting note, they grow pectinations, which are extensions to their toes, which act as snowshoes to aid when walking across the snow. They then fall off in the Spring.

Thanks for viewing!