Dusky Grouse

Gallery: AvianPosted May 22, 2016261 views5 comments

A photographer friend showed me a Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) lek in Yellowstone last week and we happened to find one male displaying. During the hour that we photographed him, no female was seen. (7D2, 400mm f5.6, f/9, 1/1600s, iso 200, tripod)

Yes, this is full frame, in fact I had to back up a few feet to keep him from crowding the frame.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 22, 2016 at 7:49 PM

Beautiful, Mark. All that practice in Florida paid off. An excellent pose and perfect exposure. You must have been able to get pretty close if this is full frame.

devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 23, 2016 at 12:16 PM

Maybe he was practicing. A lot of males do that! sad

Excellent work, Mark. I think I would be tempted to clone out the topmost dark line to the left of the Grouse's head.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 23, 2016 at 3:41 PM

Excellent, Mark. I'd love to see this some day.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 23, 2016 at 4:44 PM

Well done. Someday I hope to get the opportunity to photograph grouse. I know they are around in the Pacific Northwest yet my opportunity awaits me.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 29, 2016 at 4:02 PM

Sweet capture. I love grouse and this one does not disappoint.
May

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