Seirer_170411_1637.jpgConfrontation Male Greater Prairie Chickens face-off at dawn at a lek near Cheyenne Bottoms, northeast of Great Bend. The lek is a communal mating ground where males cluck, sing, dance and fight to win the affection of hens. The hens are choosey, for nothing short of the survival of the species is at stake. Kansas research has shown that in a given season, a dominate, handsome, showy male may account for some 90 percent of the flock breeding.

Male Greater Prairie Chickens face-off at dawn at a lek near Cheyenne Bottoms, northeast of Great Bend, Kan. The lek is a communal mating ground where males cluck, sing, dance and fight to win the affection of hens. The hens are choosey, for nothing short of the survival of the species is at stake. Kansas research has shown that in a given season, a dominate, handsome, showy male may account for some 90 percent of the flock breeding.