Photographed by Erik, Lääne county, Estonia, April 2008.The Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix in Latin, teder in Estonian) is a large bird in the grouse family and breeds across northern Eurasia mainly in the bog areas near to woodland.
In Spring time, the male birds (which are much more colourful and majestic than the modest female birds) gather to fields where they display themselves to attract a female mate by strutting with their tails spread and heads held low.
These photos are taken during one of these attraction games, in a very deep bog, where you can see nothing else, than a few ailing pinetrees and lots of low bog plants and ... of course water.
In Spring time, the male birds (which are much more colourful and majestic than the modest female birds) gather to fields where they display themselves to attract a female mate by strutting with their tails spread and heads held low.
These photos are taken during one of these attraction games, in a very deep bog, where you can see nothing else, than a few ailing pinetrees and lots of low bog plants and ... of course water.
Photographed by Erik, Lääne county, Estonia, April 2008
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