A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

What's a lek?? Bantambird...gorgeous!! I've never seen a grouse in real life....just on tv....are they noisy? Do those sack things make noise? It's so much fun learning about new things here. We have such a fun & diverse bunch of turkey folk!!

A lek is the area where sage grouse gather for their demonstrations and performance of their mating rituals.

 

[R2elk]

A lek is the area where sage grouse gather for their demonstrations and performance of their mating rituals.

 

[Bantambird]

I always get a huge kick out of the wierd noise and the flappy bits. Hahahaha!

 

[R2elk]

I always get a huge kick out of the weird noise and the flappy bits. Hahahaha!

I got lucky one time when checking on an elk calving ground. The Blue Grouse were out in force and were absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, it was before I had my current cameras.

 

[memphis]

How cool! Love the sounds they make. They are stunning birds. Do people eat them?

R2elk...what's with the "Magical, Perfect Creature "? I could describe Daisy like that!!

 

[memphis]

If you guys are interested....I have a story about grouse involving my Grandpa, Ww1, and the infamous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

 

[duluthralphie]

What's a lek?? Bantambird...gorgeous!! I've never seen a grouse in real life....just on tv....are they noisy? Do those sack things make noise? It's so much fun learning about new things here. We have such a fun & diverse bunch of turkey folk!!

Wow, you have never seen a grouse???

It is amazing how different we all are in different areas and from varying backgrounds.

Grouse are so common here, I assume everyone has seen them.

We have ruffed grouse here. They are more solitary and do not make less, as far as I know.

A male ruffed grouse lives and dies within a quarter mile of where he was hatched, the females travel 3 or more miles during their short lived.

The males find a stump or fallen log and “drum” for females. Watching a drumming male is something to behold. The neck swells up and they do their dance. But you have to be completely still or they are gone. I have never seen a female come into a drumming male.

 

[duluthralphie]

Here is a ruffed grouse, not much of a dance compared to the sage grouse the western folks have.

 

[duluthralphie]

How cool! Love the sounds they make. They are stunning birds. Do people eat them?

R2elk...what's with the "Magical, Perfect Creature "? I could describe Daisy like that!!

Ruffed grouse are yummy!!

 

[duluthralphie]

If you guys are interested....I have a story about grouse involving my Grandpa, Ww1, and the infamous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

Do tell..

also have you told Daisy the story yet?