The dance of the Sharp-tailed Grouse is a little different from the dance of the Greater Prairie Chicken but the competition among the males is very similar. They face off, hunkered low then suddenly explode into the air, feet and talons threatening, all nuts, guts, and feathers.
[…] much of the appearance of a prairie chicken. I posted a photograph of this bird a few days ago here facing off with the same purebred grouse, if you […]
[…] of big game, landscape, and bird photography. A few trips focused primarily on birds, including Prairie Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse in Nebraska, Nenes and Red-tailed Tropicbirds in Kauai, Hummingbirds in […]