I was lucky to be able to approach this male Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) from below, as it perched on the crest of a hillock in the moorlands at Lochindorb in the Cairngorms National Park.
This image is cropped in to about 65%. Taken 22.7m from subject, tripod
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Tags: Wild
Male
Bird
Moorland
Red grouse
Wildlife and nature
Lochindorb
Cairngorms national park
Lagopus lagopus
Sylvia fresson
Game-bird
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