This morning's Ruffed Grouse shot

pknight wrote in post #3113392
Great shot! How close were you (and how did you pull that off)?

This grouse was very aggressive. It would actually run out to meet me when I drove down the wood road and continously make a low sound in it's throat as well as attack my camera at times. I believe there must have been a nest nearby. Check out this shot of it pulling on my pant leg. Not the best of shots but it was a fun experience.

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PERFECT shot, Reigh! That critter must have had closed encounters with human beings in the past (despite whether there was a nest close by or not, as you mentioned).

tupe wrote in post #3123596
Great shot, Reigh. How did you get that close?

Joe, he responded to this question in post #16.

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