Wednesday, 4th February 2009
Dancing Duel
by Nick Saunders
An early spring morning, still cool, but with the sun just coming up, two adult male Sharp-tailed Grouse are head to head in a battle to decide the winner of the female.
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Equipment: Canon 350D - 100-400 L
Nick Saunders
Originally from England, I have been fascinated with wildlife since I was very young.
I now spend most of my spare time looking for and photographing anything i can find on many hikes around the river , local parks and on country drives, here in Saskatchewan Canada where I now live with my wife.
Website: www.saskbirder.com
Dancing Duel by Nick Saunders was photo of the day on Wednesday, 4th February 2009. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Great sharp image of the birds in action. By blurring both the foreground and the background, you draw the viewer directly into the center of the battle–eye to eye. The early morning light is perfect to highlight the colorful plumage–great photo!
Jim Atkin
A nice picture of wildlife caught in the act of battle. Good for you.
yasmin
Two is better than one!
Congrats with your photo!
Anurag
Great focus and timing. A little bit of contrast will not hurt, though.
Beautiful Birds.
Malta Photography
by far a great shot indeed. Nice action shot. wonder who won.
Pauline Jones
Great shot, I love the bird’s markings and the purple throats.
Su
Love this shot, let battle commence.
Mandy Kilpatrick
What a great nature action shot! Look at the fierceness in those eyes – wow. I don’t believe I have seen such emotion in birds before in a shot like this. Love the angle of their stance and how it was captured in the composition. Congratulations!!
planet lover
The birds’ plummage is so colorful and the patterns of lines and spots just naturally perfect! Great picture.
Rob Wallace
Stunning and inspiring for me a film music composer. I get ideas for nature film by looking at photos like these.
Marie Dunphy Harding
hope she’s worth it!
Marker
I can’t look at grouse without wondering how many shot gun pellets the poor birds are carrying. What a life! Fight for a mate. Mate. Get shot. Such transient beauty makes me want to weep.
S.
Gorgeous Nick. You’ve captured this so perfectly I thought for a minute I could hear drumming.
Edmonton
Renee
Interesting!! Great shot
Ellie
DOF is impeccable, action is great and focus is perfect, NICE job here!
James and Kelly Stone
This is an excellent action shot. One of the better ones we have seen. Beautiful, simply beautiful! Congratulations!!
Srirama Raja
Nice picture.
Partha
Awesome Picture………
Sue Gagnon
Birds in action with absolutely NO regard for any observers, just a great job here.
mike
You can tell they are ready
Rajib Singha
Good shot!
su
What concentration on their faces, love the colour too.