For the first time in a few years, we heard a distant drumming this spring. I love hearing the grouse drum. One year we had a grouse that drummed night and day. He was awesome. He found love and my husband and I were lucky enough to see him find a mate and watch them dance. Things had been pretty slow on the grouse front since the Atlas blizzard. It is great to have them back again. I made it a point to do a photo safari and get some photos of our forest musician.
He is winding up for the drum roll.
Here I am ladies.
King of the forest.
One more time, in case my music was missed.
I hope he finds a date, as he is a handsome fellow.
My iceland poppies are popping.
Unfortunately, the weekend wasn't all summer fun. While sitting on the porch enjoying the day, I caught sight of this fellow coming down the road.
Are there any monsters in your woods? What was your scariest experience? Do you have grouse? Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
That's incredible!! I'm glad you aren't out jogging with that in your neighbourhood! The grouse must be fantastic to hear, too. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteWish I did have grouse. You can keep that lion.We had one take 4 sheep before it left last year.
ReplyDeleteI loved the pictures you were able to get of the grouse. That is so cool. Now, seeing the mountain lion, scary. So scary. He looks way to interested watching you.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had grouse. That is something I have always wanted to see and hear. I don't have really any scary stories. Since we have set our game camera up I am seeing things I never even knew lived our here. But nothing like your adventures. Have a wonderful week.
That was scary for you. We don't really have any scary animals prowling around here in the UK. Just the odd rumour about escaped big cats. It's mainly folklore more than anything else. We do have grouse in the UK but they seem to be mainly confined to Scotland so not around us I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful grouse. We have Sage Grouse here, but the leks are a few miles away from us. We do see the females and their young in summer.
ReplyDeleteThat lion freaks me out. Beautiful, but to be respected.
Rattlesnakes are my scary thing. I walked up on one one time in the pasture while out for a stroll.
Well that was pretty remarkable ~ the gorgeous grouse photos and that mountain lion sighting ! Stay safe my friend . Whew no mountain lions here but a few years back a bear moseyed down from somewhere which was very odd for our area , he even ended up swimming the cape Cod Canal (true story) and they had to trap him and take him back to the Bear areas" back towards the New Hampshire line .
ReplyDeletewe've had a fox in our yard, but hopefully mountain lions stay in the mountains!
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