ML31912561
Contributor
Brook OConnor Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
San Juan Mountains Echo Basin Rd 566H Two Ponds
Montezuma, Colorado, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - X
Media notes
A female was about 20 or so feet away from the male while a sparring match was going on between the grouse and a weasel.
Observation details
Down the hill from our camp. Silent. Another two up the hill in an opening in the forest. Male on a log with tail fanned. It is having a duel with a weasel. (Truly). The weasel is running repeatedly toward it and in turn the grouse pecks at the weasel. About 20 feet away is a hen. When they noticed us, the grouse tail went down. Both male and female grouse slipped quietly away into the deep vegetation. The weasel tried to follow but retreated when it saw us.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 480 pixels x 335 pixels
- Original file size
- 72.85 KB