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Capercaillie Collection

The majestic Capercaillie, a symbol of Scotland's ancient forests and captivating wildlife

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie male & Hen Displaying On Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK

Capercaillie male & Hen Displaying On Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK
CK-4239 Capercaillie - male & hen displaying on Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK Tetrao urogallus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live in Scotland

Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live in Scotland
Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) adult male, perched in Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) adult male, perched in Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Nethy Bridge, Strathspey, Cairngorms N.P. Inverness-shire, Highlands, Scotland, February

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Wolverine (Gulo gulo) & Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) tracks in snow - showing wings marks of

Wolverine (Gulo gulo) & Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) tracks in snow - showing wings marks of Capercaillie
WAT-15500 Wolverine (Gulo gulo) & Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) tracks in snow - showing wings marks of Capercaillie. finland M

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie - male displaying to female in snow - courtship. Kuhmo - Finland

Capercaillie - male displaying to female in snow - courtship. Kuhmo - Finland
WAT-15554 Capercaillie - male displaying to female in snow - courtship Kuhmo - Finland Tetrao urogallus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
FLO4597862 Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Auerhaan, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Auerhaan, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Auerhaan, 1759-1842

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XII, c. 1575/1580

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XLVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XLVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XLVIII, c. 1575/1580

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in rain, Kuusamo, Finland. March

Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in rain, Kuusamo, Finland. March

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Tver, Russia. May

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Tver, Russia. May

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercailie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying from branch of Scots pine tree

Capercailie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying from branch of Scots pine tree. Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, March

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: WW1 - Italy - A cycling sharpshooter - Bersaglieri

WW1 - Italy - A cycling sharpshooter - Bersaglieri
WW1 - A mobile member of the Italian Army - a cycling sharpshooter ( Bersaglieri ). The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian Army originally created by General Alessandro La Marmora in the 1830s to

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male calling at lek, with female, Tver, Russia

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male calling at lek, with female, Tver, Russia. May

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: RF- Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying, Inshriach, Cairngorms National Park

RF- Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying, Inshriach, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. February

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male in flight, Jalasjarvi, Finland, April

Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male in flight, Jalasjarvi, Finland, April

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie is seen at the mating ground in a forest near the village of Vyganashchy

Capercaillie is seen at the mating ground in a forest near the village of Vyganashchy
A capercaillie is seen at the mating ground in a forest near the village of Vyganashchy, Belarus April 14, 2018. Picture taken April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillies are seen at the mating ground in a forest near the village of Vyganashchy

Capercaillies are seen at the mating ground in a forest near the village of Vyganashchy, Belarus April 14, 2018. Picture taken April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Italy, Veneto, Portrait of a Capercaillie (Wood Grouse)

Italy, Veneto, Portrait of a Capercaillie (Wood Grouse)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) calling during lek mating, Finland. March

Male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) calling during lek mating, Finland. March

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Close up of male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) during lek mating, Finland. March

Close up of male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) during lek mating, Finland. March

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: The male capercaillie plays, 1912 (bodycolour on paper)

The male capercaillie plays, 1912 (bodycolour on paper)
5906519 The male capercaillie plays, 1912 (bodycolour on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiuren spiller); Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Grouse; Birkhuhn (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Grouse; Birkhuhn (engraving)
7196283 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Grouse; Birkhuhn (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grouse; Birkhuhn)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Hanging Game, 1885 (oil on canvas)

Hanging Game, 1885 (oil on canvas)
6436396 Hanging Game, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Goodwin, Richard la Barre (1840-1910); 90.2x58.4 cm; Private Collection

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Trompe l oeil of a black grouse and finches

Trompe l oeil of a black grouse and finches
BAL82401 Trompe l oeil of a black grouse and finches by Biltius, Jacobus (1633-81); 86.5x45.5 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Black grouse and western capercaillie

Black grouse and western capercaillie
Black grouse or blackgame, Tetrao tetrix, and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: The Belly of Paris, a game auction for the feast of the Epiphany in the famous Halles (colour litho)

The Belly of Paris, a game auction for the feast of the Epiphany in the famous Halles (colour litho)
2798625 The Belly of Paris, a game auction for the feast of the Epiphany in the famous Halles (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Belly of Paris)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Chamois hunting and caper-cailzie shooting (colour litho)

Chamois hunting and caper-cailzie shooting (colour litho)
961068 Chamois hunting and caper-cailzie shooting (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plate 5)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Nests and Eggs, c. 1860 (colour litho)

Nests and Eggs, c. 1860 (colour litho)
1109876 Nests and Eggs, c.1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Naturgeschichte des TierreichsA (Natural History of the Animal Kingdom)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (colour litho)

Capercaillie (colour litho)
2817942 Capercaillie (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capercaillie)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie

Capercaillie
LLM454751 Capercaillie by Morris, Beverley R. (fl.1891); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capercaillie. Illustration from British Game Birds and Wildfowl by Beverley R Morris (3rd edn, John C Nimmo)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Auerhuhn (chromolitho)

Auerhuhn (chromolitho)
5211263 Auerhuhn (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Auerhuhn. Illustration for Brehms Thierleben Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (colour photo)

Capercaillie (colour photo)
3098627 Capercaillie (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capercaillie. Illustration from an article on grouse hunting in Scotland in Le Figaro)

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: 10938983

10938983
Great tinamou, Tinamus major (near threatened), and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Tver, Russia. May

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Tver, Russia. May

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: RF- Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park

RF- Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. February

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in forest habitat, Jalasjarvi, Finland, April

Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in forest habitat, Jalasjarvi, Finland, April

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie Hunting, 1937. Artist: Lissner, Ernest Ernestovich (1874-1941)

Capercaillie Hunting, 1937. Artist: Lissner, Ernest Ernestovich (1874-1941)
Capercaillie Hunting, 1937. Found in the collection of the State Central Military Museum, Moscow

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper

Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Capercaillie, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Capercaillie, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Capercaillie, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Game birds from Harmsworth Natural History, 1910 (1911-1912). Artist: Richard Lydekker

Game birds from Harmsworth Natural History, 1910 (1911-1912). Artist: Richard Lydekker
Game birds from Harmsworth Natural History, 1910 (1911-1912). Plate taken from Penroses Pictorial Annual 1911-1912, The Process Year Book, volume 17

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010426

Picture No. 12010426
Capercaillie - young cock displaying - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010425

Picture No. 12010425
Capercaillie - portrait of displaying cock - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010424

Picture No. 12010424
Capercaillie - portrait of displaying cock - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010423

Picture No. 12010423
Capercaillie - cock displaying in snow - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010422

Picture No. 12010422
Capercaillie - cock displaying - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010421

Picture No. 12010421
Capercaillie - cock courting hens - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

Background imageCapercaillie Collection: Picture No. 12010420

Picture No. 12010420
Capercaillie - cock courting hens - Dalarna, Sweden Date:



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The majestic Capercaillie, a symbol of Scotland's ancient forests and captivating wildlife. In the heart of the old Caledonian pine forest, a male and hen perform an enchanting display on the lek, showcasing their vibrant plumage and intricate courtship rituals. Karen Matheson adds her melodious voice to the chorus at Oban Live, filling the Scottish air with traditional tunes that echo through time. Perched high in a Scots Pine tree in Nethy Bridge, Strathspey, an adult male Western Capercaillie commands attention with its impressive presence. Against the backdrop of snow-covered landscapes in Cairngorms National Park, this magnificent bird leaves behind distinct wing marks as it dances across nature's white canvas. In Finland's snowy wilderness of Kuhmo, a male capercaillie displays his affectionate courtship towards a female amidst glistening flakes. April brings forth another mesmerizing scene as this grand bird struts confidently through a pine forest in Scotland. Venturing beyond borders to Tver, Russia we find yet another stunning specimen - the Western capercaillie proudly displaying from a branch of a Scots pine tree. Even rain cannot dampen their spirits as they continue their remarkable performances in Kuusamo, Finland during March. As we marvel at these extraordinary creatures' beauty and gracefulness captured through lenses and footprints left behind by wolverines alongside them; let us remember that they are not just symbols but living beings deserving our admiration and protection. The legacy of World War I even intertwines with these birds' story as cycling sharpshooters known as Bersaglieri fought for Italy while these feathered wonders continued to thrive amidst chaos. The captivating world of capercaillies invites us into their realm where ancient forests come alive with song and dance—a testament to nature's enduring magic.