Once I was snowshoeing through a local woods (the '70’s had some notable cold weather w/lotsa snow)
and after stopping to catch my breath, the next step caused a “thunder-bird” burst outta the snow right next to my 'shoes!
The Ojibwa Indians named the grouse that for just that tendency.
That pic looked a lot like the den this bird had dug into the snow ecept for warm, smelly air, bird turds and a much wider, deeper hole.
Also your pic has the birds face plant,
I don’t need a pic to remember it though, I’m pretty sure since that day I’ve been carrying around an extra heartbeat thanks to the scare that gave me.