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A male Centrocercus urophasianus (greater sage-grouse) at dawn trying to attract a female at a mating lek. They are known for filling giant air sacks in their chests and letting out a low thumping noise. They also strut around while doing the thumping call / display. It's kind of cute, in a strange way. They are extremely sensitive birds and you can't get very close without spooking them. This photo is cropped way in.

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A color landscape photo of a bird standing in dry yellow grass. The bird faces toward the camera angled toward the left. He is brown with white specks in the back, a large white fatty chest, and a dark brown head with short thin wire like protrusions sticking out. Its tail feathers from a short spiky fan in back.
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What a special looking bird, awesome shot Bob.
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@ambivalena Thank you! Yes, they are fascinating birds. Here's a video so you can see and hear them displaying for the females.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=QoYDRD0G…

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Ah thanks, I will definately check it out, but tomorrow. I am way to tired tonight :D
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What a special, and funny sound they make. A quite nice sound, thank you for the link :)
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@ambivalena Yup, they are funny to watch them strut around thumping. And it seems like the females mostly ignore them. But then an hour or so after sunrise they all fly off in pairs.
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