1,361 Free Images of Greater Sage Grouse

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Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

A group of sage grouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife. Refuge. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Greater sage-grouse lek near Bodie, California. (Jeannie Stafford/USFS)

A greater sage grouse leads her brood to a night roost in sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A male greater sage-grouse in Wyoming big sagebrush on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Wyoming. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts for a female at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA.

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Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Greater sage-grouse can satisfy their need for water during much of the year from the foods they eat. Their digestive system extracts the moisture from sage brush leaves and other vegetation they eat

This group of greater sage-grouse was selectively picking the flowerheads off of Wyoming big sagebrush as they fed their way to a night roost. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

This group of greater sage-grouse was selectively picking the flowerheads off of Wyoming big sagebrush as they fed their way to a night roost. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Rabbitbrush is used by more than rabbits. This greater sage-grouse was eating the leaves from yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) on Seedskadee NWR along the auto tour route. It is also

A greater sage-grouse hen leads her chicks to a wet meadow in the morning. Along the way, they feed on insects and green leaves from a number of plant species. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Sagebrush leaves make up most of the greater sage-grouse diet during the winter. During the growing season from April to September, they may also feed on other available vegetation. This greater sag

Two male sage grouse catch the early morning sun on a ridge at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A female greater sage-grouse with one of her eight chicks on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming. The others are trailing behind. The young are not full size yet, but have been growing st

While greater sage-grouse do not require water, as they can extract it from the vegetation they eat, they will readily use it when available. On Seedskadee NWR, they are often spotted drinking water

Greater sage-grouse are dependent on sagebrush leaves as a food source for most of the year. During the summer months, they can often be found using adjacent irrigated meadows that provide insects, w

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Greater sage grouse live on sagebrush leaves , 99 percent of their diet, during winter months. Sage grouse lack muscular gizzards and cannot digest hard foods that require a gizzard to grind, like mo

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Wyoming big sagebrush flowers are on the menu for this brood of greater sage-grouse. Sometimes access to the flowers is easier when they just hop onto the sagebrush to dine. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

This greater sage-grouse hen with some of her chicks in background were spotted along the auto tour route on Seedskadee NWR. They were feeding on Wyoming big sagebrush leaves and other green vegetati

n April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique pl

Dawn is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist at the Pacific Regional Office in Portland. She first began working with sage-grouse in 1998 and has collaborated on projects in Nevada, Ca

A hen sage grouse leads her brood from wetlands to a night roost in sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

On April 23, BLM Range Management Specialists shot photos and video at a Sage-grouse lek near Louse Canyon geographic management area and McDermitt, Oregon.
The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique p

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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