”It´s twilight and the morning fog is covering Skövde Skjutfält, a grassland in south Sweden. Suddenly the silence is broking by basking wings shortly followed by a bobbling sound just interrupted by small explosive screams – the Black Grouse has arrived at the lek!”
My family and I spent this eastern holiday at Lake Hornborga, famous for its dancing cranes, which this year numbered more than 18.000.While the cranes were impressive it were the Black Grouse at a nearby military area that took the prize.
I had erected my hide just at the edge of the lek – the gathering site of the males – and I had amazing views of up to twenty males. They were acting and playing in the near vicinity of the hide. Sometimes they were too close to focus!
They arrived at 5 AM and left at 8 AM. In between the bluish morning fog slowly gave away for the golden rays of the sun to the delight of the photographer.
Below you will find links to all our images of black grouse and cranes:
