13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Capercaillie's Kingdom
The Capercaillie usually is timid and shy, but often, during the mating season, they lose all shyness and they become aggressive and swaggering. The excessive increase of testosterone makes them aggressive even toward men, as the case of this grouse.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2015 |
Photo Location: | Moena (TN), Italy |
Camera: | Canon EOS 500D |
Copyright: | © Ivan Mazzon |