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Sharptail Grouse Cock on Log by Hank Wiechel

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
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Sharptail Grouse Cock on Log by Hank Wiechel was Photo of the Day on Thursday, January 18th, 2007. It is tagged Birds, Canada, Grouse. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

7 Comments

  1. Ann Says:

    It’s like he knew he would be made famous by your beautiful photo.
    Thank you for publishing it.More, please!

  2. photocritic Says:

    Wow, the blurry foreground give this photo a proper voyeur feel — works very well with the prancing bird. Great colours and cool composition.

  3. Jim McLennan Says:

    Great photograph, but it’s not a sharptail grouse! It’s a blue grouse.

  4. Anurag Says:

    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.

  5. Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:

    Good pose and nice colors. I do think the oof leaves in the foreground are a wee bit distracting.

  6. a. Says:

    Amazing!

  7. Peter Cooney Peter Cooney Says:

    The pattern of the bird’s plumage mathches the log very well, nice shot.

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