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
Sharptail Grouse Cock on Log by Hank Wiechel was photo of the day on Thursday, 18th January 2007. It is tagged Birds, Canada, Grouse. You can leave a comment below.
14 Comments
Ann
It’s like he knew he would be made famous by your beautiful photo.
Thank you for publishing it.More, please!
photocritic
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
Great photograph, but it’s not a sharptail grouse! It’s a blue grouse.
Anurag
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
Good pose and nice colors. I do think the oof leaves in the foreground are a wee bit distracting.
a.
Amazing!
Peter Cooney
The pattern of the bird’s plumage mathches the log very well, nice shot.
Su
Your patience was rewarded well done
su
This is wonderful how well he blends into his world.
Renee
very different bird nice shot!
mike
Very pretty colors. He reminds me of a turkey.
John
Nice picture, but that is a Blue Grouse and not a Sharptail Grouse.
su
Wonderful shot, like how well he blends into the colours of the log.
Renee
still think this is amazing!