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Female red grouse

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 4, 2013 at 3:00 AM
Female red grouse
D7000 300mm f4 ISO 400 1/320s at f5.6 taken from inside of car, handheld.

Driving over some moorland saw this female on the road ahead. Slowed down to a crawl and it scuttled up onto a small bank, looked over its shoulder at me and then disappeared into the heather. This is pretty much full frame, cropped a little for comp. It was way too close for the 500mm!

Many thanks for the comments on my squidger, greatly appreciated.

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM
Nick you a got a nice portrait in spite of the big lens. :wavey:

Keith :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on May 4, 2013 at 6:58 AM
Nice sombre colours on this one. Like it- paddles my canoe,ticks my boxes or whatever :biggrin:
Cheers
JR
Posted by Barry Southon on May 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Nick

Works well over the shoulder look

:wink:
Posted by Graham Goddard on May 6, 2013 at 7:42 AM
Somehow I prefer the colourings on the females and this is a beauty ! :toast:
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 6, 2013 at 12:01 PM
lovely mate, really stunning colours :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on May 6, 2013 at 3:54 PM
classic in heather shot :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 7, 2013 at 5:01 AM
Fantastic colours Nick and a great eye :wink:

Bob :smile: