#lekking

[thewarblerrr]

More pictures from my trip to the Greater Prairie Chicken lek

[bobnichollsart]

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology…

The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. Here's "The lady looks on," showing male theropods lekking to impress a female.

[zegalba]

Lekking. A group of glasswing males will frequently gather together, or form 'leks', to find a mate. This competitive behaviour occurs in shaded corners of the rainforest, where males release pheromones to attract a female.

[birdsfrommars]

Photo © Nature Picture Library/Getty

Many birds are known for their strange mating rituals, but have you heard of lekking?

A lek is a collection of male birds engaging in competitive displays to try to win the hearts of visiting ladies.

What this ends up looking like is an elaborate dance off for love, with the winner being hand-selected by the lady of his dreams.

This is commonly seen in black grouse populations all year round, especially during the spring, with this photo showing the fierceness of the competition.

[quock-ko]

June 16 2011. On a first photo I’ve captured a moment when a pigeon inhales air into his neck sac, for louder cooing.

[birdsandbirds]

Greater Sage-grouse lekking! Crowley Lake, Mono Basin Lee Vining, CA

[quock-ko]

July 20 2011. Nice red ones.

[quock-ko]

June 16 2011.