Feelin' Blue

I mentioned that we did not see any other people on our Beartooth trek, but that doesn't mean we were alone!
One of the visitors to our camp was a big blue grouse. She was very calm and hung around for a couple hours, sunning herself on a rock near our tent. She seemed totally unperturbed by us or the llamas.

 As I was taking photos of the big bird I suddenly noticed movement in the background through my lens. Sure enough, a closer look revealed at least five chicks playing the grass around her feet. Can you see the small ball of feathers against the rock to her left?

Talk about a camo-bird!