Sharptail Grouse Cock on Log by Hank Wiechel

Thursday, 18th January 2007

Sharptail Grouse Cock on Log

by Hank Wiechel

The photo was taken during a spring hiking trip, this area is a lek (gathering and mating place for sharptail grouse). Whaleback area in Southern Alberta, Canada.

Equipment: Nikon D70S, 18-200 mm lens

Hank Wiechel

Amateur photographer in Okotoks, Canada 69 years old

13 Comments

Ann Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 4:22 am
It’s like he knew he would be made famous by your beautiful photo.
Thank you for publishing it.More, please!
photocritic Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Wow, the blurry foreground give this photo a proper voyeur feel — works very well with the prancing bird. Great colours and cool composition.
Jim McLennan Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Great photograph, but it’s not a sharptail grouse! It’s a blue grouse.
Anurag Says:
August 7th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Nice lines. Pumping up of the red in the bird’s neck and yellow of the eyebrow in photoshop will add a nice touch of color contrast.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
January 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Good pose and nice colors. I do think the oof leaves in the foreground are a wee bit distracting.
a. Says:
March 8th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Amazing!
Peter Cooney Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
The pattern of the bird’s plumage mathches the log very well, nice shot.
Su Says:
January 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Your patience was rewarded well done
su Says:
September 7th, 2009 at 7:37 am
This is wonderful how well he blends into his world.
Renee Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
very different bird nice shot!
mike Says:
October 1st, 2009 at 12:18 am
Very pretty colors. He reminds me of a turkey.
su Says:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Wonderful shot, like how well he blends into the colours of the log.
Renee Says:
January 18th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
still think this is amazing!