Angry Birds in Scotland - Photographing a Black Grouse Lek with Espen Helland

Join me for an awesome early morning in the Scottish Highlands to photograph black grouse displaying on the lek with Espen Helland!

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I had wanted to watch and photograph a black grouse lek for ages - a lek is where the males display and fight for the attentions of the females each spring. In the Autumn of 2022 I decided to book onto one of Espen Helland's black grouse workshops, and I'm so glad that I did - what an unforgettable experience!
After an incredibly early start, Espen took me and another client up to a lek in the hills of rural Perthshire where he had already set up the hides, and then it was just a question of sorting out gear, getting comfortable in the hide, and waiting for the magic to begin...
Check out Espen Helland here on YouTube or even book onto his workshops using the links below:

* Espen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EspenHelland

* Espen's website: https://www.espenhelland.com/
Equipment used or discussed in this video (full list available here: http://www.tapiopix.com/Equipment.html)

* Nikon Z9 FX Mirrorless Camera: https://geni.us/7zmm3C

* Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Lens: https://geni.us/MBbxc

* Tragopan V6 Photography hide (and 'extra room'): https://tragopan-shop.com/gb/

GoPro Hero 10 Black Action Camera: https://geni.us/qQmB
GoPro Media Mod Accessory: https://geni.us/jVpDBP
Peak Design Capture Clip V3 : https://geni.us/xHvcvo
UltraPod II mini-tripod: https://geni.us/FJSdolH
Nikon Z6 FX Mirrorless Camera: https://geni.us/lVUb2zb
Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens: https://geni.us/Dh5Vcf1
Røde Videomic Pro Mic: https://geni.us/vcJ6Uh
A-Shape Safari Beanbag - Forest: https://tinyurl.com/2m8n4mu5
Gitzo Adventury 45L Backpack: https://geni.us/AZcCq
Fenix HP15 900 Lumen Head Torch: https://geni.us/kmw6D
Mountain Equipment Snowline Sleeping bag: https://geni.us/TvD8TaS

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