Острохвостый тетерев / Sharp-tailed grouse / Tympanuchus phasianellus

The sharp-tailed grouse is a native game bird that makes its home in the prairies, parklands and forest openings of Alberta. For much of the year the sharp-tailed grouse is a quiet, well-camouflaged bird; however, its spring shenanigans are undoubtedly one of the most impressive spectacles in Alberta’s natural history calendar. Sharp-tailed grouse perform spring courtship displays on communal “dancing grounds“, called leks. Here males compete for breeding opportunities by displaying their “dancing“ ability