Spruce Grouse, Hen and/or Chicks
The Spruce Grouse has earned the nickname Fool Hen or Fool's Hen. Why? Because of their trust; you can walk right up to a good many of them, which usually gets the bird in trouble. They taste like chicken to every predator in the wilds!
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Though most, who know them, don't think of a Spruce Grouse as a smart critter I like to think of them as a trusting critter. This one certainly was. It let me crawl right up to it!
GrouseSpruce GrouseHenAlaskaAnchorageKinkaid ParkFool HenFool's HenBirdFalcipennis canadensisUpland Ground BirdMayTetras du Canada
