Saturday Solution

 As a reminder - here was the puzzle picture from yesterday.

And here's the solution.

This very handsome fellow was strutting around and displaying his fine feathers to attract a little companionship.

He was successful, as three females came to join him, but they stayed out of the limelight and kept to the cover and safety of the spruce trees. I thought it was an odd time of year for him to go courting, but the turkeys have been putting on entertaining displays, too, so there must be a reason for it.

In case you're not familiar with this particular bird, it's a ruffed grouse (because of the feathers he ruffles up around his neck when he's putting on a show). They are part of the partridge family (I couldn't resist) and even though there are no pear trees in the vicinity, they are quite fond of the tiny gold and red crab-apples we have growing wild on the family property and we can sometimes see quite a few enjoying apple snacks, once the leaves have fallen. They do blend in, though, so unless you are looking for chubby bird silhouettes in the branches, they're easy to miss.