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 third of six because I liked that I could see both earth tufts. The eye contact and clean background help as well.

Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, 4/14/22
Canon 600mm f/4 IS + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/3200 at f/7.1, ISO 1000