It only takes me around 50 minutes drive to get into prime red grouse habitat in the Yorkshire Dales or North Yorkshire Moors, so I often get up there when the birds are at their best and calling. Cruising the small roads that criss-cross the open moorland will eventually bring you into contact with one of these bold game birds standing at the side of the road. Here, shooting through dead grasses has provided a nice diffuse foreground to the picture while the shallow DOF 0f the 500mm has provided separation from the background.
.jpg "Red Grouse on the moors: male bird calling")
