An endangered sub-species of prairie chicken, small numbers found only in Texas in isolated areas and on the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee takes a closer look at a Prairie White-Fringed Orchid in the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge located in Valentine, Nebraska.
Female greater prairie chicken standing in grass with head held high, looking to the side. For more information about game birds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.