Caption

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Milnesand, New Mexico, USA 11 May Adult male displaying Phasianidae Adult male prairie-chicken displaying at lek with other males. Males gather together in groups to compete for and attract females that are ready to breed. The female chooses the best male of the group, an example of female choice among birds. The male inflates his red throat pouch, erects yellow feathers above the eyes, lifts the long feathers at the back of his neck, and stamps his feet while booming

Date

May 10, 2006

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rick Bowers

Reference

BRK25H73_113

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,4Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,7in x 7,8in / 3504 x 2336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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