We didn’t see any predators but a group of five ravens dropped in on the grouse and made them scatter in all directions. After the ravens flew off the grouse were back in minutes.
Monday I got up early, picked up a photographer friend of mine and headed off to my favorite lek. A lek is an elevated patch of native grasslands about the size of a baseball diamond.
The males gather as a group and show off for the females. They point their tails straight up, spread their wings, hold their heads low and stamp their feet while dancing around in circles.