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Male Black Grouse (Lyrurus (Tetrao) tetrix) displaying his characteristic lyre-shaped tail, on the lek, April 8, Badenoch & Strathspey, Scotland
Male Black Grouse are also known as Blackcocks, and females as Greyhens. In the spring the males accumulate before dawn in traditional lekking areas to strut, display and fight while producing distinctive calls. Females are attracted to the lek and mate with the victor.
Badenoch & Strathspey, Scottish Highlands, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo ID: Black_Grouse_(Lyrurus_tetrix)_April_8_0256CrsEsA
Photo size: 20.0 Mpixels (57.2 MB uncompressed) - 5476x3650 pixels (18.3x12.2 in / 46.4x30.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Aves, avian fauna, avifauna, Badenoch, biology, bird, Black Grouse, Blackcock, breed, Cairngorms, display, Family Phasianidae, fauna, feathers, feed, fight, game bird, Greyhen, grouse, Highlands, Inverness-shire, lek, lyre, Lyrurus tetrix, Martin Grace, mate, mountain, natural history, nature, Order Galliformes, ornithology, plumage, Scotland, scottish, Strathspey, Subfamily Tetraoninae, Tetrao, wild, wildlife
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