CRANES, BUSTARDS, GROUSE, PHEASANTS

Crane   Grus grus.
Laguna de Fuerte de Piedra, Andalucia. November 2011 ³

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2011 ³

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2011 ³

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2011 ³

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2009 ²

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2009 ²

Houbara Bustard   Chlamydotis undulata.   Display montage.
Jandia, Fuerteventura. January 2009 ²

Red Grouse   Lagopus lagopus scotica, female.
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire. April 2012

Red Grouse   Lagopus lagopus scotica, male.
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire. April 2012

Red Grouse   Lagopus lagopus scotica, male.
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire. April 2012.   All three pictures of Red Grouse were taken with a Sigma 150mm macro lens - I was after butterflies, not birds.

Chukar   Alektoris chukar.
Mandria, Cyprus. April 2012 ³

Chukar   Alektoris chukar.
Mandria, Cyprus. April 2012 ³

Chukar   Alektoris chukar.
Asprokremnos Dam wall, Cyprus. April 2012 ³

Pheasant   Phasianus colchicus.
Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk. April 2008 ¹

¹Canon EOS 400D, 100-400 IS USM lens
²Canon EOS 50D, 100-400 IS USM lens.
³Canon EOS 7D, 500 IS USM lens + 1.4 extender.