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: Photographer Burgess of Market Lavington (1890-1939)
Summary: mounted photographs, 1 sepia, group of NCO’s in Wiltshire Regiment, venue not identified but ? India. Annotated on reverse ‘Richard Alexander in photo, landlord of the King’s Arms in Market Lavington’. Research of Kew shows no Richard in the Wilts Regiment but there is a Robert who could be a brother of Richard. Second photograph annotated Richard Alexander, landlord of Kings Arms, Market Lavington, mounted on a horse. Richard died 3 August 1910 aged 64 years and was buried at Easterton Church. Noted as father of George.
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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!