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Cairngorms

    • Displaying Black Grouse on a rainy morning the Lek, Cairngorms National Park. These little flutter jumps are a major part of the action at the lek and a behaviour I was eager to capture. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Displaying Black Grouse III

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    • Black Grouse close up and detailed portrait taken at the Lek, Cairngorms National Park. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Black Grouse Close Up

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    • Black Grouse Habitat. Stunning black grouse calling out into the early morning gloom. Lek site, Cairngorms National Park. Here IO decided to show the grouse small in the frame showing some habitat. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Black Grouse Habitat

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    • Black Grouse Lek. Here two competing male Black Grouse were trying to impress the nearby gray hen by displaying to one another at the Lek site in the Cairngorms National Park. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Black Grouse Lek

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    • Black Grouse Lekking. Competing male Black Grouse displaying to one another at the Lek, Cairngorms National Park. Here the two birds sized each other up, to see if they were evenly matched. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Black Grouse Lekking

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    • Displaying Black Grouse at the Lek, Cairngorms National Park. These little flutter jumps are a major part of the action at the lek and a behaviour I was eager to capture. The lek is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I have ever witnessed, the sounds through the dark are out of this world!

      Displaying Black Grouse

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    • Male Ptarmigan with the evening sunshine lighting up the cliff face behind. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Another member of the grouse family, many people choose not to photograph ptarmigan during the Spring, but I think they look fantastic in their patchwork plumage!  As I hadn't photographed them before, I wasn't entirely sure where to go. But after some research on typical habitat, I began the two-hour hike into the mountains to begin my search. After a fruitless couple of hours, I eventually heard the distinctive croaking calls high up on the mountain side. Ptarmigan are amazingly well camouflaged in their habitat, so although I could hear them, I couldn't see any birds at all! All I could do was sit and wait for one to show itself, and show they did!  In flight the white wings stand out like a sore thumb against the dusty red rock and I carefully manoeuvred through the boulder field towards where it had landed. Although initially they were very wary of me, I was amazed at how confiding they were when approached with proper fieldcraft and I was able to get within a couple of metres of several individuals. This striking male was very feisty, displaying and chasing off any competitors hoping for a chance with his lady, hidden away in the rocks.

      Ptarmigan

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    • Detailed portrait of a male Ptarmigan. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Another member of the grouse family, many people choose not to photograph ptarmigan during the Spring, but I think they look fantastic in their patchwork plumage!  As I hadn't photographed them before, I wasn't entirely sure where to go. But after some research on typical habitat, I began the two-hour hike into the mountains to begin my search. After a fruitless couple of hours, I eventually heard the distinctive croaking calls high up on the mountain side. Ptarmigan are amazingly well camouflaged in their habitat, so although I could hear them, I couldn't see any birds at all! All I could do was sit and wait for one to show itself, and show they did!  In flight the white wings stand out like a sore thumb against the dusty red rock and I carefully manoeuvred through the boulder field towards where it had landed. Although initially they were very wary of me, I was amazed at how confiding they were when approached with proper fieldcraft and I was able to get within a couple of metres of several individuals. This striking male was very feisty, displaying and chasing off any competitors hoping for a chance with his lady, hidden away in the rocks.

      Ptarmigan Portrait

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