black grouse

The female of the species to my Black Grouse post.

This Black Grouse lek was right on the border between Sweden and Norway. Some birds were displaying themselves right on the highway. Also, it was late, about 9:30 am. This was very unusual to me, never seen anything like it.

Black Grouse at the Lek in Glenfeshie.

The following day I picked up Ian and Gillian straight after their breakfast and we set of westwards. En route we stopped at a local beautify spot called Rumbling Bridge (an old stone bridge over a water fall). I posted a picture of it a few years ago in memory of Jim Morris as I took him there...

One from back in early April, when I had the opportunity to photograph leking Black Grouse on the Glen Livet Estate. Tomintoul.

Male in full dance mode taken in North Wales on a photographic project back in April.

Pre dawn image of a Black Grouse from a photographic project I did in North Wales this year.

One of my personal favourites from my Welsh Black Grouse project earlier this year.

Thanks for all your comments this week, and have a good weekend. Andy.

Black Grouse near Suomussalmi, Finland

Black Grouse in the cold light of dawn and one of the first images of my project photographing them this week.

Another from my hide on a private Welsh Lek. I like this as it shows the habitat in which they live.

Taken from my hide at a private Welsh Lek this morning. A truly amazing experience having these stunning birds surround you in the early light of dawn with their bubbling and screeching calls.

Would like to give a special thanks to the BF members that helped me earlier in the year by giving me the info on where to watch and photograph these stunning birds.You know who you are ;)

It's a big effort to get to the site before dawn and drive (not me but Tina) to Wales in the early hours, but the experience is rewarding. On a largely overcast morning the otherwise silent moorland was filled with the burbling and spitting of a dozen or so lekking males. The females over whom...