{"id":20416,"date":"2024-11-28T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20416"},"modified":"2024-11-28T06:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:39:00","slug":"yellowstone-spruce-grouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20416","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone! Spruce Grouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=20416\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=20415\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08862-1-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Yellowstone National Park, October 2024 \u2014 Grouse are generally shy creatures of the forest, and relatively hard to find. This one was right beside the road and in no hurry to get away from us at all when we pulled up beside it. It just ambled deeper into the brush as we watched and photographed it. Sony a6700 with Tamron 30-400 Di iii. The first shot was out the window of the car at 382mm equivalent. Close! The other two shots are at 600mm from the same distance and then as it moved away from us. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. 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