Sharp-tailed Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/640 sec., +1 exposure bias

This page is for the Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus).

Sharp-tailed Grouse flying nearby.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/800 sec., +0.7 exposure bias
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/11; 1/800 sec., +1 exposure bias
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/400 sec., +1 exposure bias
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/640 sec., +1 exposure bias
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the snowy ground.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/640 sec., +1 exposure bias
Sharp-tailed Grouse flying nearby.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Several Sharp-tailed Grouse at the far end of a field.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Several Sharp-tailed Grouse at the far end of a field.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Sharp-tailed Grouse at the far end of a field.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Several Sharp-tailed Grouse at the far end of a field. One is chasing another as they prepare for mating season.
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/800 sec.