We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.
Please note that the Ballpark may be busy this Saturday so we will park at the far end of the parking area.
Last week we drove up Bell Rd. and turned off onto the Masyk Farm Rd. parking at the first wide spot suitable for parking. The hike route took us north then south on the old logging road that passes Black Mt. trail and down to the viewpoint that looks east out over Malaspina Strait to Nelson Island and Jervis Inlet. It makes a very pleasant spot for lunch on a hike with just forest all along the route there and back.
My photo is from the hike two weeks ago when we found ourselves sharing a mountain top with several very tame grouse. The males were booming not far away, but remained silent when they were close to us. They have an interesting mating display in which they spread the feathers on each side of the neck to expose a patch of red or orange skin and fan their tails like a peacock. They sometimes exhibit very curious reactions to humans who get down on the ground very close to them as you can see in this video on YouTube.
JD.
Sometimes bird photography is so easy! This Blue Grouse on Flicker Mt. was not in the least bit bothered by the human interest.
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