Capercaillie

Congratulations, another awesome set of photos

Great spotting! Congrats!

Brilliant spotting, Rob, and lovely clear photos, as always. Congrats on your SOTW.

Another great series Rob,beautiul ,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing

Congrats again Rob. Great natural looking shots in that vegetation.

Congratulations Rob, after another tight round your capercaillie has been voted Spotted of the Week! A great series of images of a bird hard to photograph and your personal notes won you the vote. Also, all your images show the bird nicely in its environment, fitting with the special topic for our 2018 Best Wildlife photo contest. "With raised and fanned tail feathers, stretched neck and beak pointed upwards, a male capercaillie is photographed in full display in our Spotting of the Week! The capercaillie is the largest member of the grouse subfamily, and is found across Eurasia. This forest, ground-dwelling bird best known for its mating display is under threat in several European countries, mainly due to habitat degradation". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/pb.10150120463815603.-2207520000.1529363562./10160567223175603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1008849744762990592

17 lbs not kilos ? ;-)

Congrats on your nomination for SOTW Robert. He is certainly an awesome looking bird. Great set of images - from a safe distance!!!

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

I see by the photos that you wisely gave the grouse some room...nice spotting, Robert.