high sagebrush steppe

Two Greater Sage-Grouse Foraging On The Aquarius Plateau

By Mia McPherson|June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Dixie National Forest, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Aquarius Plateau, Centrocercus urophaisianus, foraging, Greater Sage-Grouse, grouse, high sagebrush steppe, morning, plateau, sage-grouse, sagebrush, sky, upland terrestrial birds|

I found these two foraging Greater Sage-Grouse high up on the Aquarius Plateau in Wayne County, Utah five years ago today.

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Dreaming of Greater Sage-Grouse, Sandhill Cranes and White-tailed Prairie Dogs

By Mia McPherson|February 11th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County, White-tailed Prairie Dogs|Tags: alert, Antigone canadensis, Centrocercus urophasianus, courtship, crane, cranes, Cynomys leucurus, dreaming, eating, flight, Greater Sage-Grouse, grouse, high sagebrush steppe, lek, mountains, prairie dog, prairie dogs, sage-grouse, Sandhill Crane, snow covered, spring, upland terrestrial birds, White-tailed Prairie Dog|

I'm dreaming of seeing Greater Sage-Grouse, Sandhill Cranes and White-tailed Prairie Dogs as spring warms up the sagebrush steppe.

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