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JestePhotography — Ruffed-Grouse-Deep woods
Published: 2015-10-05 18:44:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 880; Favourites: 102; Downloads: 0
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Mostly these birds are spotted only when they come out into the open to peck gravel for their crops. The other time is when going for walks and one accidentally flushes them. (scared the heck out of me more than a few times in my life!) I had gone out this day specifically with finding this bird on my "birds to shoot list". It was not until the very last light that I spotted him off a trail when headed back to my truck for the evening.Related content
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Thank you!! I am just happy that if they don't spook they freeze, staying motionless. It helped a lot!
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Nice, a great bird. Being a relative noob to wildlife photography, I have much to shoot for the first time, and game birds are high on my wishlist
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You already have many great captures! I used to see so many game birds when I lived up north, they are much harder to find in my area! I find that the best chance to spot them in fall is in the morning around 10 am when the sun is starting to warm things up they will make an appearance and in the late afternoon/early evening. In the middle of the day they hide out in some pretty dense brush.
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Thanks, and great tips!
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My pleasure!
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Northern Harrier (check). Rough legged Hawk because they are migrating through the area(check)
And I managed to get a flight shot if a great blue heron that morning as well( they will be gone soon. Missed seeng any black crowned night herons as I believe they have migrated already.
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