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Later today, the next entry in the State Bird Initiative is going up, this time for Pennsylvania! If you're curious, check out the Introduction and the posts for Delaware (Post and Poll | Results)!

BOTD: Ruffed Grouse

Photo: Susan Drury

"Although usually a solitary and retiring forest species, this small grouse makes itself noticeable through the male's persistent percussive displays. This amazing display begins atop a favored platform — usually a log, boulder, or stump — where the male Ruffed Grouse stands tall, braces backwards on his tail, and begins to fan the air by rotating his wings back and forth. This fanning motion creates a compression and release of air that produces a 'thump' sound. He starts slowly, but quickly accelerates the motion until his wings become a blur, producing a sound like a drumroll or distant motor that can be heard from as far away as a quarter-mile or more."

- American Bird Conservancy

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One smol steppe.

[kirbthebirb]

The perfect perch