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Saturday 20 January 2018

Tame Grouse???

Took my Scouts on our annual hike starting at Hardcastle Crags today. We were walking on the path under Shackleton Knoll when a Grouse turned up just a metre away from us chattering away to us. Despite my Scouts being noisy etc it stayed with us and then followed us when we moved off .
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3 comments:

  1. Philip21 January 2018 at 12:44

    Yes they are normally a very flighty bird but lovely when seen close up. I wonder if it was used to being fed---perhaps it was following the chocolate biscuits in your rucksack?!

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  2. Steve Blacksmith22 January 2018 at 17:10

    Hi Mick,

    It's a frequent behaviour of Red Grouse. I've heard of them being quite aggressive, even to mountain-bikers. I've seen video of it and filmed a pair once quite oblivious of us.

    Another grouse which has a reputation for doing it even more alarmingly is the much bigger Capercaille, though this I've not seen. It's one missing off my list.

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