Subject: Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, two males on the lek

Location: Mescalero Sands, Chaves County, New Mexico

Stock Number: 06-24471

Comment: The male on the left is displaying by inflating a fleshy sac on the side of his neck. Note also the stiffened tail feathers.

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