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.
Identification note: note on back reads: “This drawing & the one of part of Haunch of Vension, were made simply as studies in 1936 for the background of my lino-print of the Poultry Cross – included with the drawings – WS”
Summary: signed pencil drawing, Salisbury, Building at corner of Minster Street, 1936, by W Scholfield
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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!