Black Grouses
by Torbjorn Swenelius
Title
Black Grouses
Artist
Torbjorn Swenelius
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetyrix) Black grouse have a very distinctive and well-recorded courtship ritual or game. At dawn in the spring, the males strut around in a traditional area on the moorland and display whilst making a highly distinctive mating call.
Honoured by features on Fine Art America groups:
FAA Portraits - Birds - 04/10/2017,
Wild Birds Of The World - 04/10/2017,
Winter Wonderland - 04/13/2017,
Wildlife ONE A DAY - 05/05/2020,
Birds In Focus - 05/28/2020,
Animal Photographs - 05/30/2020,
Art for Ever with You - 06/09/2020,
A Birding Group - Wings - 06/15/2020,
Nikon Full Frame Cameras - 06/17/2024,
Animals - 06/17/2024,
Real Beautiful Birds - 06/19/2024,
10 Plus - 06/22/2024,
Wonder of wings - 06/26/2024,
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April 10th, 2017
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Comments (22)
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Pamela Dunn-Parrish for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Wonder of Wings"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Stefano Senise for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "10 Plus"!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #28 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Christopher and the nominator for a special feature in the 1000 Views on One Image Group and choice of favorite!
Jan Luit
Nice photo of these Grouse. Nominating for a special feature in the 1000 Views Group!
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Jan Luit for your very nice comment, nominationfor a special feature in the 1000 Views Group and choice of favorite!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Doug Norkum for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Real Beautiful Birds"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Jeannette Hunt for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Animals"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Doug Norkum for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Nikon Full Frame Cameras"!
Jurgen Lorenzen
An amazing Black Grouses portrait, Torbjorn!
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Jurgen for your very nice comment and choice of favorite!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Don Columbus for your congratulations, invitation and feature in the FineArtArmerica-group "A Birding Group - Wings"!
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 9, 2020)
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Jan Mulherin for your congratulations, very nice comment, choice of favorite, invitations and feature in the FineArtAmerica-group “Art for Ever with You”!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Doug Norkum for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Animal Photographs"!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Don Columbus for your congratiulations, invitation and feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Birds In Focus"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Mariola Bitner for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Wildlife ONE A DAY"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Art and Design for the feature in the fineartamerica-group "Winter Wonderland"!
William Tasker
How very cool, Torbjorn! We have grouses but nothing that looks like this! Superb! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Hi William! Thank you so much for your nice comment, choice of favorite and the feature in the fineartamerica-group "Wild Birds Of The World"!