Cue the drum solo! 🥁 March marks the beginning of the ruffed grouse mating season. The male grouse will take center stage — a fallen log will do — and attract a female by preforming an epic drum solo. With his tail fanned, the male delivers this display by beating his wings in rapid motions. The rush of air created by his wingbeats sounds much like drumming. The drumming starts slowly and increases in speed, until the individual thudding beats merge into a fast, steady pace. I can hear it drumm

Have you ever seen or heard the Ruffed Grouse's haunting air drumming? How the birds produce their unusual thrumming was a long-time mystery, until wildlife cinematography got involved: http://ow.ly/9As830kXLrn | National Audubon Society