Shot last week in Nd. Finally starting to get out to some leks. I waited till it got above zero Fahrenheight. The cold isn't as bad as the walk in and out can be dangerous . Half hour to traverse through deep snow .One **** of a cardio work out. Figure around six hundred yards takes a half hour. I leave my blind out but have to put up when I get to the lek.
Don't dare leave it up winds will blow into the next county. I never go out in winds nearing twenty mph. Just to hard to put up and collapse the blind. On this particular day had the first female tempting the boys on the lek. I have never figured why they start so early in the season. Won't start nesting till the end of April.
I assume to get a pecking order and some dominance on the lek. This particular lek has twenty five to thirty males. Which is a large lek.
Processed with Dpp ,slight Topaz adj. Photoshop.I wanted to leave some of the grass showing along with some detail of the snow in the canvas. Maybe should have cut it out and bird wouldn't be so close to center. Thoughts? Comments and critiques appreciated.
Cannon R3
Rf 400 2.8 L
M 2.8
1/2500
ISO 3200