Greater Prairie-Chicken

I don't usually shoot while leading tours for Tropical Birding because I'm busy spotting and identifying birds for clients, but frigid temperatures lent unexpected opportunity on this morning. With my five clients sheltered in the van to stay warm, I exited the vehicle and spent ninety minutes sprawled on the frozen earth. I captured 1000+ frames of the birds, and I kept on this final of six because it shows the eyecombs and facial feathers in amazing detail. I have a good collection of close-cropped headshots, and this is likely to rank among my favorites.

Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, 4/14/22
Canon 600mm f/4 IS + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/1000 at f/5.6, ISO 2500