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Index of Subjects --089e01184c045f2670052e56c54d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Every year at about this time we get many calls about either "tame" or "friendly" grouse. I blame it on hormones :) Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Hilden Nova Scotia www.cwrc.net helene.birdvet@gmail.com 902-893-0253 On Mar 18, 2016 12:55 PM, "Paul Ruggles" <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > I was able to capture some strange ruffed grouse behaviour on video > yesterday at a logging road that I often visit. > > Some of you may remember that I got some video last spring of a female > grouse that insisted on crossing a woods road very close to where I was > parked. Last years video was taken out the window of my car. Most of it > was taken with a variety of telephoto use at distances ranging from 40 to 3 > yards. > > This year my adventure was with a male grouse that I met as I was driving. > I started taking a few clips out the front windshield as he walked towards > the car. As he passed on the drivers side he was too close to see so I got > out and nearly stepped on him! The grouse went slightly into the edge of > the woods and thus began a 15 to 20 minute game of hide and seek - with him > at an average range of about 3 yards - with me often, but not always, on > the opposite side of the road. He casually ducked in and out of cover, > seemingly keeping an eye on me but showing no sign of fear. The game > eventually ended with him crossing to "my" side of the road where I again > nearly stepping on him! > > Anyone hear of similar ruffed grouse behaviour? > > Paul. > > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeQ > > --089e01184c045f2670052e56c54d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">Every year at about this time we get many calls about either= "tame" or "friendly" grouse.=C2=A0 I blame it on hormo= nes :)<br> Helene </p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Helene Van Doninck DVM<br> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br> Hilden Nova Scotia<br> www.cwrc.net<br> helene.birdvet@gmail.com<br= > 902-893-0253</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mar 18, 2016 12:55 PM, "Paul Ruggles&quo= t; <cpruggles@eastlink.ca&g= t; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<= br> I was able to capture some strange ruffed grouse behaviour on video yesterd= ay at a logging road that I often visit.<br> <br> Some of you may remember that I got some video last spring of a female grou= se that insisted on crossing a woods road very close to where I was parked.= =C2=A0 Last years video was taken out the window of my car. Most of it was = taken with a variety of telephoto use at distances ranging from 40 to 3 yar= ds.<br> <br> This year my adventure was with a male grouse that I met as I was driving. = I started taking a few clips out the front windshield as he walked towards = the car. As he passed on the drivers side he was too close to see so I got = out and nearly stepped on him! The grouse went slightly into the edge of th= e woods and thus began a 15 to 20 minute game of hide and seek - with him a= t an average range of about 3 yards - with me often, but not always, on the= opposite side of the road. He casually ducked in and out of cover, seeming= ly keeping an eye on me but showing no sign of fear. The game eventually en= ded with him crossing to "my" side of the road where I again near= ly stepping on him!<br> <br> Anyone hear of similar ruffed grouse behaviour?<br> <br> Paul.<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeQ" rel=3D= "noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8a= uD66f8rfEKeQ</a><br> <br> </blockquote></div> --089e01184c045f2670052e56c54d--
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