MOVED THE HIDE AND IT PAID OFF! || Capercaillie Part 2 || Bird photography, Nikon Z8

If you find yourself wanting come to Tiveden National park and photograph the beautiful capercaillie, black grouse, hazel grouse or something entirely different contact David over at.
www.naturguidetiveden.se/en/
I was invited by a company called Natur Guide Tiveden, to come up north to photograph and take inventory of the beautiful capercaillie, my goal was to get to know the area and learn how the birds moved, how many and if there was more activity in the forest around and ofcourse photograph the mythical creature known as the western capercaillie.
I was given an entire lek site for myself and David supplied me with a hide which I had to setup and move by myself which gave me alot of oppertunities to place the hide where I saw fit and where I believed it to the best place to photograph and record the birds.
Had a great couple of days in the woods all by myself and I´m looking forward to what could come next.
Hope you enjoy the video, if you did please feel free to
leave a like, comment and subscribe to my channel for more content like this.
/Andy
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Camera Equipment:
Nikon D500
Nikkor 500mm f4g ed vr
Nikon Z6
24-70mm f4 s
Huawei P20 pro
Dji mini 2
Sound:
Zoom F1 lav mic
Zoom H5
Röde video mic
Accessories:
Tragonpan 500 v4 camera bag
Tragopan Hokki v3 photoblind
Tragopan Hokki v6
Madeshift Floating hide
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#westerncapercaillie #tjäder #nikonz8

[@outdoorstours]

Just great area and cinematic filming from you. Like 159 ♥

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so much, glad you liked it! 🙏😊

[@andym2869]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so much Andy! 🙏😃

[@GeoffCooper]

Awesome - loved this video :) Neat idea putting the wireless mic right up there away from the hide!

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so much Geoff! 😁🙏 loving working with audio!

[@edmundkleinelanghorst9094]

Hallo Andy, amazing video.

[@AndyGustavsson]

Hey Edmund! Thank you so much 🙏😊

[@rogernilsson2254]

Fina bilder du tog! Så kul att du fick bra utdelning för allt jobb du la ner. 🖒

[@AndyGustavsson]

Tack så mycket Roger! 🙏😃

[@MichalOlender]

Fin fågel!

[@AndyGustavsson]

Tackar! 😊

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

amazing

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you buddy! 🙏

[@chimcanhtravinh]

Your video very well

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so very much! 🙏😁

[@trevorridgers2923]

Great video Andy, your knowledge and field craft really paid off in getting some great video and stills images. I really liked the audio of the capercaillie clucking/calling.

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so much Trevor! it´s very special isn´t it, had issues with the microphone but happy I managed to get some decent audio!

[@gladysklip6984]

What an awesome video Andy! You must have been thrilled to get such good footage of the bird. The capercaillie is such a handsome bird and the sound he makes is so funny. Is he there the whole year?

[@AndyGustavsson]

than you so much Gladys! I definitely was, it’s a remarkabel bird indeed! 😃🙏 no he will perform his lek for about a month then he’s off doing what ever he does, but he will return next year and perform his lek again and again, if there are more males it will become as a tournament and the winner will decide where next years lek will be. this male was all alone but he had 2 females watching and mating with him😊

[@gladysklip6984]

@@AndyGustavsson Thank you for the explanation Andy, I didn't realize it's just for a month!

[@AndyGustavsson]

@@gladysklip6984 give or take :)

[@Xo1ot1]

Lovely colors.

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thank you so much!

[@andyheywoodsphotographya-h7913]

Awsome Andy your plan worked a treat 👍

[@AndyGustavsson]

Thanks Andy! 😃🙏

[@AndyM...]

@@AndyGustavsson And from another Andy...WOW, beautifully captured, looks like a hard bird to get close to !!!

[@danielg7100]

Grymt 👍🙂

[@AndyGustavsson]

tack så mycket Daniel! 😃🙏

[@RickeyScroggins]

Sorry Andy. Not trying to be mean here. I decided to watch this “Bird Photograghy’ video hoping to learn something or actually see some awesome photos. Instead the first 6.5 minutes were of everything but.. Sure spend a few seconds saying that you need to move the blind, but we don’t really care about you building a fire. The few seconds of video was very nice and the 2 photos were great but I found this a waste of 11 minutes.

[@AndyGustavsson]

No need to say sorry, can’t please everyone. Hope you’re having a great day 😊