Rose hip: The fruit of a rose.
Rose hips figure high on the foods-I-like-to-eat for ruffed grouse. They’re packed with vitamin C, fibre and lots of essential minerals.
About 6 grouse visit our yard so rose hips are becoming scarce. They picked the low-hanging ones early in the fall. Later they climbed into the rose bushes to eat them. But there are still some left.
The other day I was taking shots of grouse through the kitchen window. I watched as one female spotted a small hip dangling above her. Could she get it?
Seems so. 🙂
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
The Lens and I 
I love those photos!
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Me too, Terry. I could almost hear the wheels going around in her head. I clicked the shutter just as she launched and couldn’t believe my luck. (I still need more practice with moving objects. 🙂 . )
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Wow, how wonderful to watch grouse from your window!
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Yes it is, especially since we’ve had few for so many years prior to this. It’s great to have them back. (I’m sure our foxes and coyotes agree!)
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Fun capture, Sally. Reminds me of the deer in our yard standing on their hind legs to harvest acorns. –Curt
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Ah, the Acorn Two-Step! Did you get photos?
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