Private Dancing Grouse Photography Tour Description

Join our experienced local birding guide for a 3 – 5 hour dancing grouse photography  / viewing tour. 

 Our special grouse photography sessions visit an excellent Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing ground (lek) on a private pasture very close to Saskatoon, Canada. You may take photos at distances as close as 1 meter from either your vehicle or from our professional photography blind. 

Because this group of Sharp-tailed Grouse dance very close to Saskatoon at sunrise, only a short 20 minute drive is needed from your Saskatoon airport area hotel to reach this early morning spectacle.

Many of the traditional indigenous dances were inspired by this incredibly energetic display of Saskatchewan’s provincial bird.

PHOTOGRAPHY BLIND OPTION . One person in your group  may choose to use our special professional bird photography blind (tent). This TRAGOPAN Hokki V3 blind is ideal for obtaining images of the dancing grouse at birds-eye level for a unique perspective of the early morning dance action.

Daily Limits: On each date, we limit the number of vehicles with people at the site on morning or evening tours to only 2 vehicles plus the leader’s vehicle at the back.

What to Bring

• Participants should bring a digital camera with both long and short focal lengths.

• Participants may wish to bring a laptop computer equipped with their favourite photographic editing software.

• You need to plan to drive your own personal or rented vehicle to and from locations where we will be photographing and viewing grouse. Winter snow tires recommended.

• Bring a good winter coat, long windproof pants, long underwear, winter hat and gloves.

Read full details at

https://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/birding-tours/dancing-grouse/

Transportation

Participants must drive their own personal or rented vehicle on this guided tour. If requested, tour leader may be willing to drive your vehicle during tour.

Accommodation

Following your registration, you will receive an email with the information needed to book your accommodation during this tour.

QUESTIONS

Please email any questions to

birdtours@sasktel.net