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Attwater's Prairie Chicken (male)
Greater Prairie Chicken (Attwaters Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido subsp. attwateri) Male, species sexually dimorphic. I took these pictures Saturday morning at Attwater Prairie Chicken Wildlife Refuge. This species is listed as an endangered species by both the Federal Government and by the State of Texas. The refuge is situated in the middle of a triangle with the points being Columbus, Sealy and Eagle Lake, Texas. The refuge is in Colorado County, Texas, USA. Native Coastal Prairie with intact mima mounds at ca. 59 m (195 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Tympanuchus cupido
Location
Attwater Prairie Chicken Wildlife Refuge, Colorado County, Texas, USA
Date taken
April 2015
Scientific name
Tympanuchus cupido
Equipment used
Canon
Supporter
Three super posts of this pair Stanley, love the "ears" on this one!! lol!! tfs it!!
 

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North America
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Stanley Jones
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