Moorland Species

Back in March I spent a long day up on the Yorkshire moors. My target bird was Golden Plover, which, in my experience is a difficult species to photograph. My luck was in this time, with a pair coming very close and giving me plenty of time to get some decent shots.
A day on the moors wouldn't be complete without getting a few photographs of the resident Red Grouse. They were in prime plumage, as they displayed and called from the highest points they could find. I have also included some Curlew shots, taken locally, to add to the theme.

Golden Plover

Golden Plover

Golden Plover

Golden Plover

Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Curlew

Curlew

Curlew

Curlew

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Red Grouse

In August a trip was arranged to the Yorkshire moors to photograph Red Grouse in the flowering heather. The majority of the birds were in family groups, with the younger ones still not in full adult plumage. We did manage to get some shots of male adults though. It was a real contrast to the previous years visit in October when the heather had finished flowering. I now have a total of 150 Red grouse images on my main website.

 

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