Two male black grouse, or blackcock, fighting on the lek, in the Cairngorms, Scotland.
Looking across the Dee Valley and the forests of Balmoral Estate to the mountains of Lochnagar, part of the Cairngorms National Park.
Size: 3786px × 5700px
Location: aberdeenshire scotland scottish highlands britain british united kingdom uk europe european grampian
Photo credit: © Duncan Shaw / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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