What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
Summary: instantaneous light box in green moire metallique, made by Smart of the Strand, London. c.1830. hinged and contains matches, headed with chlorate of potash, sugar and gum, and glass bottle which contained sulphuric acid. Matches were dipped in bottle and caught light once removed into atmosphere.
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Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!