38K views · 752 reactions | This male greater sage grouse is putting on his mating display! 連 | ViralHog | Facebook

🌿 Desert Boss: The Greater Sage-Grouse Showing Off! ✨🎣 4K The greater sage-grouse, also known as the sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America. Its range is sagebrush country in the western United States and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It was known as simply the sage grouse until the Gunnison sage-grouse was recognized as a separate species in 2000. Scientific name Centrocercus urophasianus #GreaterSageGrouse #SageGrouse #NatureReel #birdsofinstagram #BirdWatching #nature

It is officially sage grouse mating season in large areas of Oregon and Washington! Tips on how to keep special areas, or leks, undisturbed: ☑ Sage grouse live in the plains among the sagebrush, a plant they eat all year, so be aware if visiting a sagebrush habitat (central Oregon and Washington, and much of southeast Oregon). ☑ The lek, or mating ground, can be “an old lakebed, a low sagebrush flat with excellent visibility, a ridgetop with little vegetation, even a landing strip, road, croplan

How has the largest North American grouse, the Greater Sage-Grouse, become the symbol of the rapidly disappearing sagebrush habitat? Find out in our Bird of the Week account: https://abcbirds.org/bird/greater-sage-grouse. | American Bird Conservancy

Greater Sage-Grouse populations have plummeted by 80% in the past 50 years. You can help ensure a future for Greater Sage-Grouse by protecting healthy sagebrush habitat. Take action by June 13. | National Audubon Society

72K views · 321 reactions | This month, a plan was revealed to remove more than 8 million acres of sagebrush habitat from protection, which currently ensures survival of the greater sage-grouse. Here are five facts you should know about the Sagebrush Sea. | Nature | PBS | Facebook