Subject: Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, male displaying. The lower photo was taken at sunrise, while the upper one was taken later the same morning.

Location: Mescalero Sands, Chaves County, New Mexico

Stock Number: 06-24583 (above) and 06-24527 (below)

Comment: At dawn, the Prairie Chickens were already on the lek and displaying.

The males shown here are employing several displays at once: the elevated "ear feathers," the inflated neck sac, the stiffened tail feathers, the spread wing feathers, and the lowered head.

For other Prairie Chicken photos, see the links below.