Blue Grouse, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2270

This blue grouse was running around on the forest floor which was fairly unattractive and confusing. To get rid of the distracting backgrounds, I laid on my stomach and shot through green plants to create an out of focus background and foreground of green. This photo ilustrates the month of April in the 2003 Juneau Alaska Calendar and page 97 in my Glacier Bay book. Camera: Nikon F/5: Lens; 300mm f/4 Nikkor, film 35mm Fuji Velvia.-Mark Kelley