by Antonio Unquiles Cobos
On 13/III/2011, when I was driving by the tracks at Famara plains, I could see an adult male Houbara Bustard. For my surprise, the bird started with its courtship display very near the car.
This is the first time that I see houbara´s display in March and normally, the birds show this behavior at the end of January or in February.
I obtained pictures of all the complete sequence and these are shown here.
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Houbara Bustard-Chlamydotis undulata-Avutarda hubara
Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Fantastic photographs of these beautiful rare bustards. I have added a link to this page on an article I wrote some time ago: http://www.lanzaroterelocation.co.uk/rare-bustards-in-lanzarote/
Thanks for sharing!
Elle
Thank you Elle.
Regards,
The editors.