Grouse

So very lucky to get this shot, this grouse walked over the country road in front of us and ambled over the verge and stood long enough for me to get a few shots.
Love it on black

Thank you for all your comments and favs all are much appreciated and very welcome.

[Carole G]

Lovely. Great comp with the pink heather

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a gorgeous capture -- he couldn't stopped at a better place with the heather in the mid background Great colour , sharpness and clarity in the pattern in the feathers . and the eye pops to life especially viewed on black -- reminds me of exquisite hand painted design on expensive bone china items ! fav

[ANCoxon]

Wonderful capture. And the heather looks gorgeous! FAV

[carol white]

A wonderful capture, lovely detail on the feathers. Fav!! 😃

[Helen]

fantastic shot, instant fav

[Nina Ganci]

exquisite capture! love the details
fav

[Kathy]

What beautiful coloring and patterns. Amazing that a wild creature can have such white feet and legs.

[Terri]

I love his legs! What a wonderful capture!

[Renee]

Yeah fuzzy clean (looking) legs. Never seen one of these in my country.

[Dianne]

Brilliant - thanks for sharing.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

FAV!

[julia]

Fantastic shot .. great with the heather around.. what hairy feet they have..

[Jeff in VT, USA]

Spectacular shot!

[Andy]

Lovely shot

[tony gig]

WOW, amazing detail...fav

[Catherine P]

Immediate fav

[Lynne]

Beautiful capture and detail

[Robert Barr]

Great capture. Love the red eyeliner.

[Diana Moss]

A stunning photograph a fav

[Judith Johnson]

Super detailed shot of him and his beautiful feathers.

[Denise Wood]

Wonderful :)

[KWind]

Pretty shot. I like the feather details you've captured.

[Maggiemae]

Don't often see a grouse - didn't know they looked like this - very elegant! f av

[*lynn]

such a beautiful bird and background ...fav

[Joan Robillard]

Fabulous

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture.

[Milanie]

Fabulous details - what a neat looking bird. Terrific on black. Fav

[Shepherdman's Wife]

What a great shot

[Babs]

Super shot, love the furry legs.

[Dawn]

Wonderful

[Carissa]

What an amazing combination of colors and texture!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oooh. A fav. This is magnificent. So rare that you get one not flying off into the distance. Super capture Margaret.

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Reminds me of the Scotch Whisky of the same name. Love the feathered legs.

[Lynda McG]

Wow, great capture and love the fluffy feet! Fav

[Michelle Renee]

Love this guys feet! Nice detail, like the flowers caught in there as well! Fav!

[Joyce]

Wonderful shot. Fav

[Lockarec]

Isn't he beautiful? Well done.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Jerome]

beautiful shot

[Camille Bisson]

am amazed at the detail you have captured on his legs. saying great shot just does not express it. can not say anything that has not already been said. congratulations on the pp and trending pages. well done - you so deserve the recognition.

[Irene Marshall]

Great image Fav