A Show of Force
Seirer_180412_8502805.jpgA Show of Force Challenging a competitor, a male Greater Prairie Chicken seeks to show dominance that might help him win the opportunity to be selected by a hen for breeding. Such communal breeding ground displays at a lek are part of a spring ritual for the ground-nesting prairie chickens.
Challenging a competitor, a male Greater Prairie Chicken seeks to show dominance that might help him convince a hen that he is the best breeding partner candidate. Such communal breeding ground displays are part of a spring ritual for the ground-nesting prairie chickens. This confrontation unfolded at a lek near Cheyenne Bottoms in central Kansas.
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