Pheasant and Grouse

Yes that's what is on the menu for this week's post, Pheasant and Grouse..On my travels recently I visited a superb viewpoint in the Bowland Fells known as Clougha Pike. Clougha is over a thousand feet high and provides a wonderful viewpoint from the Lancashire coastline round to the Lake District mountains and to the east the three peaks of Yorkshire. It is also a good place to see red grouse and at this time of the year they are on territory.The cock birds are easy to see as they perch up on rocks and heather proclaiming their right to a patch of moorland but the females are less easy to see. I have shown above a few images of Clougha's red grouse which were very approachable and a nice bird to photograph

The images of the cock pheasant shown above were taken as the sun rose early morning. I was waiting for barn owls to come out hunting. They did emerge eventually but didn't come close as on previous visits. The cock pheasant however was on top form as he displayed to a nearby female and provided me with some nice opportunities with the camera. Hope you enjoy my efforts and thanks for looking in.