Phasianidae: Grouse, pheasants and partridges
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I only live 5 mins away from the heather moors of the South Pennines and, as it snowed yesterday, I thought I would try to grab a few shots of some Red Grouse today. I always think they look awesome in the snow.
Taken in the Peak District, South Yorkshire.
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Red Grouse (f) - Lagopus Lagopus Scoticus
Scottish Highlands
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You'll be pleased to hear that this is the last Red Grouse I'll be posting .... at least for a while! Off to the Lake District for a week of visiting coffee shops and a bit of walking here and there!
This one was taken just before the recent snow.
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The range of the Spruce Grouse, also known as the Canada Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), is mainly in Canada and Alaska with small spillover into a few other northern states. I chose this picture to show their version of grouse "snowshoe" adaptations to their feet in winter to better cope with snow.
A pop-up image of a male Red Grouse encountered on Derwent Moors recently. Unfortunately, the relative abundance of this species on some local moors is almost certainly at the expense of greater biodiversity, with the heather being subjected to a regular burning cycle and, presumably, a variety of techniques employed to control predators and other species considered undesirable to those that enjoy shooting grouse or making money from others that do. Hopefully one day we'll be able to enjoy seeing this species in the knowledge that it is only a small component part of a far more biodiverse upland habitat.
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Black Grouse - Tetrao Tetrix
Lekking Males.....
A Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male displays his presence in the aspen woodlands by drumming with its wings on the side of its body. This indicates to other males that the breeding territory is occupied and to the females that a potential mate is present. This was taken in the aspen woods east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
5 May, 2016.
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This is one of the prettiest Grouse of the grouse family residing in Alberta, usually likes wooded areas and are hard to spot.
A pop-up image from a walk on the moors last Friday, where I encountered a number of groups of young grouse hiding in the heather.
On a visit to the local moors last week, the clouds cleared in the afternoon and I thought I'd head to Stanage Edge to try to photograph the sunset. There were a few Red Grouse calling out from amongst the heather so I changed my plan and tried to get into a position where I could get a silhouette image of one of them. I found this individual standing up on some high ground to the west and was just about to press the shutter when it was spooked and took to the air. I managed a few shots of it as it flew low over the moor and in front of the sunset. This was the sharpest one I managed.
A Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) struts along a dirt road either picking up grit or seeds on the prairie landscape near Hughenden, Alberta, Canada.
19 October, 2019.
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A Sharptailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) perches on an old fence post near the Great Sandhills south of Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
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I spent perhaps 6-8 minutes with this displaying male who, like the one seen in the spring, was totally into himself and unskittish, and I kept my distance with a long lens. When there are no females around, these males almost make you think that having a photographer watching their puffery is better than nothing.
As I photographed him, I thought I saw out of the corner of my eye - and sensed - that there was some movement in the tree line 4 feet from my side. I took a number of short quick glances periodically but saw nothing and wondered whether I was imagining things because of the windiness.
However, after stopping shooting, I took a hard look to see whether there were some female grouse further back in the tree line. There were not, but something else was looking me in the eye further back. See 2 of 2 posted to the right.
A female Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis) picking up grit along the gravel roads in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
8 September, 2011.
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A male sharp-tailed grouse vocalizes while participating in the spring "dance-off" on a lek. The best performers get to mate. This image shows an individual hooting like an owl. One of many calls employed, along with noises from beating wings and tail feathers.
A Sharp-tailed Grouse () roost on a fence post to get a more elevated view of the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
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ruffled grouse can typically be approached relatively closely while in the wild....this image was taken within ten yards with snowy background although I will admit their camouflage is amazing....
This Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) perches on the highest point available on the prairie landscape, non other than a fencepost, at the Great Sandhills Reserve near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
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A male Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbrellas) on its drumming log performing its courtship display in the boreal woods north of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
21 April, 2016.
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A Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) from the Franklin's population searches the ground for some morsel along the mixed woods of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
13 November, 2013.
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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male on its "drumming log" during the spring breeding season in some aspen woods near Islet Lake east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
5 May, 2016.
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A Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male on its drumming log during the annual spring courtship behaviour of the species in the boreal woods north of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
21 April, 2016.
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