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The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours.
Image credits: thesocieties.net #30 2nd Place Winner: Thomas Mcdonnell "The Photo of the Red Grouse was taken in the North Antrim Hills near the town of Ballycastle.
A male found at the Kortright Center for Conservation. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. [2] It is non-migratory. It is the only species in the genus Bonasa.
Male grouse tend to be larger than female grouse, [9] which seems to hold true across all the species of grouse, with some difference within each species in terms of how drastic the size difference is. [9] The hypothesis with the most supporting evidence for the evolution of sexual dimorphism in grouse is sexual selection. [9]
Greater sage-grouse at a lek, with multiple males displaying for the less conspicuous females. A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females which are surveying prospective partners with which to mate. [1]
The western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie / ˌ k æ p ər ˈ k eɪ l (j) i /, [3] is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. The heaviest-known specimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight ...
In addition, the spruce grouse and Siberian grouse have been considered part of this genus. Females of both species (sooty grouse pictured) are mottled brown with dark brown and white marks on the underparts. In breeding plumage, this sooty grouse male is typical of the species. It is dark grey with a yellow wattle over the eye.
The spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, [2] [3] is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is the only member of the genus Canachites. It is one of the most arboreal grouse species, fairly well adapted to perching and moving ...