Image number: 2397099
© Tesni Ward / Biosphoto
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With thick fog shrouding the valley each morning, the sun struggled to break through. With a small, thinner gap of fog on this morning, some light and colour flooded the valley as this male displayed near the centre of the lek.
Keywords
Wild animal / Bird / Gallinacean / Grouse (Tetras) / Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Atmosphere / Meteorological phenomenon / Fog
Behavior / Reproductive behaviour / Lek mating arena
Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC
Individual / Male / Cock
Atmosphere (Ambiance) / Twilight / Morning
Atmosphere / Seasons / Temperate season / Spring
Europe / European Union / Scandinavia / Norway
Behavior / Reproductive behaviour / Courtship behaviour
Individual / Stage of development / Adult
Latin keywords
Vertebrata / Aves / Galliformes / Tetraonidae / Lyrurus