Photo Gallery
Photos by Chris Wood and Gary Rosenberg unless otherwise noted
Looking at grouse leks requires some early starts; here looking for Sharp-tails…
Photo: Gary Rosenberg
…and here getting settled in the Gunnison Sage Grouse blind,…
Photo: Gary Rosenberg
…but the results can be superb. Here male Greater Prairie-Chickens take a break before…
Photo: Gary Rosenberg
…going back on full display,…
Photo: Chris Wood
…all to impress the admittedly lovely female
Photo: Chris Wood
On our way to the various leks we saw some fabulous sights such as these Pronghorns in the snow,…
Photo: Chris Wood
…this Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, one of three species of rosy finch seen on the tour,…
Photo: Chris Wood
…and this Long-eared Owl.
Photo: Chris Wood
But it was the displaying grouse that were the stars; here Lesser Prairie-Chickens,…
Photo: Chris Wood
…here on a frosty morning a Greater Sage-Grouse…
Photo: Chris Wood
and here, perched near its lek in a snow squall, a Sharp-tailed Grouse.
Photo: Gary Rosenberg
Here, our never-a-grouse group is also on display.
Photo: Mike Trujillo