Better Late; Then Never - Spruce Grouse

I Have been pretty busy the last couple of days...But here's my addition to the Spruce Grouse postings of Wayne & Dan...Hope they're up to snuff

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Great shots Ted. It looks like you guys hit the jackpot. I'm sorry that I couldn't join you. Maybe next time.

are you kidding me Ted my friend I hope there up to snuff ,,, there freakin awesome love the fanned tail in #2 buddy way to go and what an awesome day ,,, how did your moose turn out mine are here

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Beautiful bird. How do you get so close?

Very nice, great colors and detail, love the tail flare in pic#2.

Nice ones Teddy!

Love the fanned Tail!

Good job Ted...I had to laugh a few times seeing how far back you had to back up at times with your 500mm lens. Good thing you also brought your 200mm. This grouse is too tame! Too bad he wouldn't display face forward for us. It was truly a fun day...

Teriffic !!! Stunning!!!and Great Set!!!

All the above Ted

Very very nice Ted. Great to get him displaying like that.Wonderful patterns in the feathers on this bird.

Stephen Stephen wrote in post #3116924
Great shots Ted. It looks like you guys hit the jackpot. I'm sorry that I couldn't join you. Maybe next time.

Thanks Stephen; It certainly was a great day..Sorry you missed the trip..Always next time eh?...

liv2trip wrote in post #3116927
are you kidding me Ted my friend I hope there up to snuff ,,, there freakin awesome love the fanned tail in #2 buddy way to go and what an awesome day ,,, how did your moose turn out mine are here

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Thanks Wayne; Still a ways to go to get the quality of you & Dan; and would have been a lot nicer for him to be displaying...."Facing the Camera".

canonloader wrote in post #3117129
Beautiful bird. How do you get so close?

Thanks Mitch; This guy was tame.............Very Tame !

downywp wrote in post #3117889
Very nice, great colors and detail, love the tail flare in pic#2.

Thanks downywp;

Blackburnian wrote in post #3118290
Nice ones Teddy!

Love the fanned Tail!

Thanks Marc; Would have been good to see you out there..

dancad wrote in post #3119677
Good job Ted...I had to laugh a few times seeing how far back you had to back up at times with your 500mm lens. Good thing you also brought your 200mm. This grouse is too tame! Too bad he wouldn't display face forward for us. It was truly a fun day...

Thanks Dan; Your telling me; everytime he started I was in behind him...

hTr wrote in post #3119688
Teriffic !!! Stunning!!!and Great Set!!!

All the above Ted

Thanks Gary "hTr";

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #3120043
Very very nice Ted. Great to get him displaying like that.Wonderful patterns in the feathers on this bird.

Thanks Gary; Definite worth the visit;

Here's a couple more from the "Spruce Grouse Adventure"

30D; 200mm; f2.8; 1/125; ISO 400; Manual Exposure; Handheld. (1st Image of the day..when we found him standing on the path into the Spruce Bog)

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