A Whole Night In A WILDLIFE HIDE: The Black Grouse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Join me on my adventure to do wildlife photography, and photograph the elusive black grouse. I explain how I do it, and let you join me as a wildlife photographer. The lek of the black grouse is one of the most facinating mating games of the North, if not even in the world and is a brilliant opportunity for bird photography. There is also a bad example of another person showing rather irresponsible behavior at the lek site, which could ruin the lek for everyone else, but especially the birds.
🐺 ABOUT THIS VIDEO
When spring starts to hit the marshes of Norway, a tens of thousands years old tradition takes place again. The lek of the black grouse. Closely related to the Capercaillie, also this grouse bird fights for its right to mate in front of the eyes of everyone that dares to observe. Black grouse show a distinctive sexual dimorphism, the females with greyish-brown feathers while the male displays black and deep blue feathers and the characterising red bare skin above their eyes. Even females from time to time display on leks, like you will see in this series if you look closely.
While at the lek it is very important to respect the surroundings. At some sites it is okay to come during the night, at many other sites it is recommened to come early, be in the tent already by 8 pm, and stay in the tent until 8 or 9 am in the morning. You should never leave the tent while there are still birds in front of the tent or even around in the trees. When doing so you can scare the birds and make the lek side move or be lost forever. You cannot predict the outcome of a foolish move like that. Stay long, or don't show up at all!
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🐺 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:45 First Attempt: Irresponsible Behavior.
08:55 Second Attempt: The Season Is Heating Up!
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Thank you for sharing - Stay safe
Superb video Gunnar amazing views of the Grouse
Thank you, Col. Only gets better from here on :)
Excellent Gunnar. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you, Pau :)
Thank you. All the very best. 👍📷😎
Thanks for tuning in, Rob :)
Such a beautiful relaxing video! I like it! :)
Dankø Rainer :)
Great video. Always an inspiration!
Thanks you, Rodney. I will bring more in Fall!
Super cool moments you captured of them squaring off! Great job man ☺️
Thank you, Jeremy :) They just get more and more bold and aggressive with every day that comes.
That footage right at the end! So good!
The really early morning stuff is great too, despite the noise. It's very atmospheric and dramatic. Great stuff Gunnar. Shame about that other guy packing up so early! I could feel your frustration there.
It all comes down too light. While the performance at 50k iso is kinda alright for what we get here, there is no substitute for real light :D And about that person, which was very annoying was that he told me the evening before that he had experience... well, not that much if he cannot keep to a small thing like that. I was thinking if I should call him out right then and there, but I thought I just make even more trouble for the whole site if I stop him in his walk. Cheers :)
Amazing footage nevertheless all the troubles you had.
Thank you :) More will be coming in fall!
It's funny, we were hearing grouse in the forest just yesterday, and were trying to find a way to video them but they stayed hidden. Great video!
Thanks for the kind comment. What kind of grouse are you refering to though? If it is black grouse make sure that you know where and then stay hidden in a tent over night. Especially if we are talking about capercaillies (if those do not come to you for a beating). :P
@@GunnarDresler The one we have here is a ruffed grouse. They mostly live in forests and are found in Canada and the US.
They seem pretty cool as well.
Nå savner jeg april igjen.
Gøy at du fikk såpass bra med snø🙂
Super video. Igjen 👏
Ja, snøen var fin, men det holder seg ikke lang nok inn i lek perioden. Takk!
Another great video Gunnar! I can imagine you had a great time even though you missed out of the backlit session. Oh well something for next time. And I hope the person that didn't respect the rules of the grouse will stay away. what an idiot!
Oh it was insane. I never saw a Black Grouse in daylight last year, so this concert was amazing in itself, unbelievable how loud they get.
There are of course no rules, but most people stick to common sense and stay long. It is even more annoying if a person that tells you that they have "experience" pulls a stupid impatient move like that. Very annoying!
Thanks for tuning in, Gladys :)
Hello there,
I was wondering where I could get LONG DURATION, licensed wildlife/nature videos?
Hey,
Depends on the material you need. I do license for TV productions and others for example.