Greater Prairie-Chicken

This morning I had the most amazing opportunity to view a Prairie-Chicken Lek at dawn. Though the sky was overcast and we did not get the sun we were looking for, the birds made up for the weather. Some came within 20-30 feet of the blind! Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

This male takes a break from the hard work of attracting a female. Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

Tympanuchus cupido. Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

Once the females came onto the lek, the territories previously established by the males went out the window. Unfortunately the females did not come nearly as close to the blind as the males did. Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

The Prairie-Chickens were in contant motion, running around the Lek trying to establish their territory. Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

Tympanuchus cupido. This morning I had the most amazing opportunity to view a Prairie-Chicken Lek at dawn. Though the sky was overcast and we did not get the sun we were looking for, the birds made up for the weather. Some came within 20-30 feet of the blind! Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

This morning I had the most amazing opportunity to view a Prairie-Chicken Lek at dawn. Though the sky was overcast and we did not get the sun we were looking for, the birds made up for the weather. Some came within 20-30 feet of the blind! Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

This morning I had the most amazing opportunity to view a Prairie-Chicken Lek at dawn. Though the sky was overcast and we did not get the sun we were looking for, the birds made up for the weather. Some came within 20-30 feet of the blind! Lek northwest of Wray, Colorado on March 25, 2012.

Taken near Wray, Colorado on March 30, 2014.