a federally threatened greater sage grouse battle for supremacy

aggression alpine animal battle beak beautiful beauty bird birding blend breeding camo camouflage camouflaged chick christmas cold colorado country courtship dominance ecosystem elevation faceoff federally fight flight flock flushed flying game gets greater ground grouse hiding high holiday juvenile lagopus lek leucura mating mountain mountains nature plain plumage pretty ptarmigan ptarmigans pure resident ritual rival rocky sage season sight snow snowy supremacy tailed threatened tundra tundran watching well white whitetailed wild wildlife willow winter young