CRANES, BUSTARDS, GROUSE, PHEASANTS

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

Crane Grus grus, migrating over the Pyrenees.
Riglos, Aragon, Spain. February 2014 ⁴

Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo.
Christou River mouth, Lesvos. April 2015 ⁵

Great Bustard Otis tarda.
Near Villafafila, Castilla y León, Spain. April 2013 ³

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

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

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

Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix, male.
On a lek at an undisclosed location, North Wales. March 2014 ³.
I am indebted to Pete Russell for the information and directions to this site...thanks, Pete!

As above.

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.

Red-legged Partridge Alektoris rufa.
This first year bird came into the garden and was so confiding that this was taken full-frame with a 100mm lens. The local morons were out shooting, so it was unpleasant to imagine the likely result of its trust in our species. Piddinghoe, Sussex. September 2012 ¹

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 f4 IS USM lens + 1.4 extender
⁴Canon EOS 7D, 300 f2.8 IS USM lens + 1.4 extender
⁵Canon EOS 7D MkII, 300 f2.8 IS USM lens + 2.0 extender.