To human eyes, she looks like a greyhen, which is a kind of arctic bird.
The greyhen goes to a distance to make her nest, in order to conceal her eggs from the blackcock.
Black grouse, which are about the size of a hen, lek year round, but it is during springtime that the activity intensifies and the greyhens congregate to seek a mate.
For the coming year we are planning to release a new group of greyhens with chicks in July which we hope will improve their survival rate.
All being well, after the curious courtship, the greyhens will start laying their eggs from the middle of next month.
Definition of greyhen in US English:
greyhen
nounˈɡrāˌhen
The female of the black grouse.
雌黑松鸡
Example sentencesExamples
For the coming year we are planning to release a new group of greyhens with chicks in July which we hope will improve their survival rate.
Black grouse, which are about the size of a hen, lek year round, but it is during springtime that the activity intensifies and the greyhens congregate to seek a mate.
The greyhen goes to a distance to make her nest, in order to conceal her eggs from the blackcock.
To human eyes, she looks like a greyhen, which is a kind of arctic bird.
All being well, after the curious courtship, the greyhens will start laying their eggs from the middle of next month.