Continuing the #BirdOfTheDayTheme is: #AtOneWithNature Celebrating birds in their natural environment. No manmade objects. I have these photos of a Sooty Grouse (I think) from Olympic National Forest while we were out there. #nikon #ECK #wildlife 📷🪶

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Sooty grouse stands on a fallen tree at alert.

5 comments — live from bluesky

Alan H · 1 · 1d ago

Such fabulous captures GEC. Wonderful. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Gen Existential Crisis · 1 · 1d ago

Thank you!! 👊🏻📷

Valley Girl · 1 · 1d ago

He’s cute

Gen Existential Crisis · 1 · 1d ago

Right. And that camo

Diane Furlong · 1 · 1d ago

Great choices!!

Gen Existential Crisis · 1 · 1d ago

😁📷👊 Thanks!!!

ltru8.bsky.social · 1 · 21h ago

Love it!

Gen Existential Crisis · 0 · 19h ago

Thank you!!!

SlaythePatriarchy · 1 · 1d ago

Very difficult to spot a grouse, let alone get such magnificent shots!!!!! BRAVO!!!! Was this in Washington?

Gen Existential Crisis · 1 · 1d ago

Yep. The cancers actually struggled to auto focus on them because they blend so well.