You'll notice the puffed out crop in this picture. The grouse was warbling away to me as it sat there watching me.

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So, this grouse was probably the most aggressive I've ever seen. I was walking in the woods, heading to a pond where I heard Chorus Frogs and all of a sudden there is a chicken sized bird at my feet. It only pecked at me a few times, but generally hung around and and harassed me. I tried for about 30-45 minutes to get pictures, but the 105 mm macro I had with me was WAY too close for most of the time. I did manage to get a few pics as you can see from this set. Weird interaction for sure, but not surprising at this time of year I guess.

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El sol surt i els pescadors van tornant a port....

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Countryside between Freeburgh and Bright in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. Early morning.

Sony A7II / ILCE-7M2
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
30mm; 1/8 sec; f/16; ISO 100

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View from the Buckland Valley Road, near Porepunkah in north-east Victoria, Australia.

Sony A7II / ILCE-7M2
Sony FE 85mm F1.8
85mm; 1/100 sec; f/5.6; ISO 200

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