I came upon this scene at our cabin. The grouse must have hit the window on our garage, even though it’s on the second story. I’ll have to do something about that — close the curtain, perhaps? At least the bird had a soft landing in new snow. It looked so peaceful, I was moved to take a photo. We left it where it fell. Some fox has probably already made quick work of it — returning its energy to the world.
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Beautiful capture, even at the birds demise. You’re probably right, nature has taken care of it. It does look peaceful!
Thanks for stopping by, Pamela. I’ll check out your blog!
Aww, it looks like it’s just having a little nap, poor thing. We had a visit from a sea otter this morning. 😊
Jealous about the sea otter! Yes, I think it was the peace that struck me about the bird.
Good capture in the snow. RIP
Accidents happen to all creatures. Some of them lead to tragic ends.
It’s a sad fact of life—birds hitting the windows. We have decals that do help, but don’t prevent all strikes. If we hear them we always go looking and sometimes help a stunned bird. My largest “striker” (I wrote a blog with that title—successfully recovered) was a pygmy owl. Once we picked up a big hunk of snow that had fallen from the roof, and a junco shook itself off and flew away! Tough little birds. Anyway, your photo is beautiful in its way. The cycle continues…
That’s cool that you try to help the “strikers.” I’ve also had mixed success. I’ve heard that giving them some coca cola is a good way to revive them. That’s amazing about the junco!
Marie, this is such a beautiful photo and one can imagine the grouse is sleeping. We have smaller birds hitting our bedroom window during the summer – there is so much reflection at that time of year. Sometimes the birds are just stunned and soon fly away but it is sad when they don’t survive. It must have been quite an impact for this larger grouse.
True about the bird’s impact, Annika. I wonder if it was being chased or got startled by something?
Always sad to see that.