The Show of the Black Grouse

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It is a cold night in april and I am hiding myself in a camouflage somewhere in the Scandinavian wilderness. Despite the darkness of the night the full moon is shining up the quiet, frozen lanscape.



The reason why I am here, all by my own, is that I want to experience the extraordinary dance of the black grouse. For many hours I am waiting in the silence...
... finally these beautiful birds start to show up. And while the morning sun slowly rises behind the mountains they continue thier energic show with great power and elegance...