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A male Black Grouse (Lyrurus (Tetrao) tetrix) on the lek is dwarfed by a Greylag Goose (Anser anser) that has just flown in, 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_0591CrsE2sA
Photo size: 13.6 Mpixels (38.8 MB uncompressed) - 4511x3008 pixels (15x10 in / 38.2x25.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Anser, Aves, avian fauna, avifauna, Badenoch, biology, bird, Black Grouse, Blackcock, breed, Cairngorms, display, Family Anseridae, Family Phasianidae, fauna, feathers, feed, feral, fight, game bird, goose, Greyhen, Greylag, 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
Published in: All Birds, Black Grouse (Lyrurus Tetrix)
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