pot shot<\/a><\/strong> at hunters on this blog.\u00a0 But the considerate act of this\u00a0sportsman reminds me once again to avoid stereotypes – that the\u00a0unethical, inconsiderate\u00a0and\/or unsportsmanlike behavior of a few renegade hunters should not reflect on the entire group – just as similar behaviors of relatively small numbers of nature photographers should not reflect on all of us.<\/p>\nThank you kind sir!<\/p>\n
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Remembering to call this species the “Dusky Grouse” is going to be a challenge for me.\u00a0 For years they’ve been called Blue Grouse, with two recognized sub-species – Dusky Grouse and Sooty Grouse.\u00a0 But based on recent mitochondrial DNA studies the two sub-species of Blue Grouse are now recognized as separate species.\u00a0 Apparently the common name “Blue Grouse” will no longer be used. 1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light\u00a0 I came across this male a couple of days ago while high in the Wasatch Mountains on Francis Peak along Skyline Drive.\u00a0 I was driving up a steep, narrow road and just as I stopped to photograph the bird a hunter in a pickup\u00a0came down the road right in front of us.\u00a0 If he had continued forward\u00a0the bird would have spooked but when he spotted it and noticed our long lenses pointed at the grouse\u00a0he very considerately stopped for several minutes so that we could get our shots.\u00a0 When we had our images I motioned for\u00a0him to continue, which he did and yes – the bird flew off.\u00a0 \u00a0I talked to him for\u00a0a minute or so and thanked him for his kind deed. In the past I’ve taken the occasional pot shot at hunters on this blog.\u00a0 But the considerate act of this\u00a0sportsman reminds me once again to avoid stereotypes – that the\u00a0unethical, inconsiderate\u00a0and\/or unsportsmanlike behavior of a few renegade hunters should not reflect on the entire group – just as similar behaviors of relatively small numbers of nature photographers should…<\/p>\n
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