Dance of Prairie-Chickens – Wray, Colorado

April 22, 2016

The Sandhills of eastern Colorado remain a stronghold for greater prairie-chickens in the state. Earlier this month, we traveled to Wray in search of prairie-chickens performing their annual spring dance on the plains. Cloudy skies and a light rain made it difficult for photography, but we managed to get some video footage showing the boys […]

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The Sex Life of Greater Prairie-Chickens – Sandhills, Nebraska

April 14, 2014

Greater prairie-chickens are a lekking species of grouse that reside in open grasslands throughout several midwestern states. Leks are aggregations of males visited by females for the sole purpose of mating. Males gather together for several months in the breeding season, each defending a territory within the lek. Females typically choose to mate with one, […]

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