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  • Firstly, I would steer clear of white wine; grouse's earthy flavor means it is best suited to red wine.

    Bagging Wine for Grouse 2010

  • Yet we see him reaching the limits of his technique in his almost-but-not-quite depiction of the male wood grouse's variegated plumage.

    Pictures at a Private Exhibition 2008

  • Problem was, if I wanted a picture of the sunrise or the first rays of the day shining through a grouse's tail

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005

  • No heavy downpour, but still enough to dampen any grouse's enthusiasm for strutting around with his feathers fluffed out.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005

  • Dark wavy hair lay loose on his shoulders, a small ornamental braid down one side sporting two grouse's feathers, in the ancient Highland style.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • The grouse's head was gone (consumed?), and most of the back feathers already removed.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001

  • Hey, if you happen to be on line at this very moment, grouse's spouse, eldest son and the maskless red heeler should be on the livecam momentarily.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001

  • The iris of the burnished dove, the ruff about the grouse's neck, the gold and purple of the butterfly's wing!

    Love's Pilgrimage Upton Sinclair 1923

  • Ben stood like a rock, and the grouse's eye shone steadily out of the tangle of brakes.

    Secret of the Woods William Joseph Long 1909

  • Limberleg and Firefly stayed behind to hunt in the bushes for the grouse's nest.

    The Cave Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

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