Francis Peak – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Dusky Grouse Male – Francis Peak

By Mia McPherson|September 29th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Francis Peak, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, Blue Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, Dusky Grouse, fall, grouse, male, mountains, road, Sky Line Drive, upland terrestrial birds|

Near the summit of Francis Peak, elevation 9,560 feet, I spotted this Dusky Grouse male on the edge of a gravel road with a steep drop off to the west and I was able to get a few photographs of it before we motioned to a pickup truck coming down from the summit to move forward.