This grouse was displaying at Hemlock Si Resort. It called in a rival and a short skirmish ensued. For pictures see my blog;
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The first part of the video was taken without a tripod. I went back to the car to get a tripod. I found the grouse again, on a stump and as I was setting up I heard a clucking behind me. So did the original grouse. It immediately took off to intercept the intruder and in so doing came straight for me. As a result there are a few blurry frames as the grouse practically ran over my feet to get at the rival. The interloper made a few attempts to gain dominance but soon ran off with the original grouse in pursuit. You can see the original grouse look back at me a few times as if it was determining if I was also a threat to his masculinity. The last I saw of them the pursuit was still on and they disappeared into the brush.

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