Male Sunfish With Nest
On a sunny summer day with no wind, you can see lots of sunfish nests. Each one has a male sunfish guarding his nest from other males and trying to entice a female to chose his nest to lay her eggs. Once she does lay eggs he chases the female away & guards the nest up to and a week after hatching until all the babies have dispersed. So the male is the nurturer and the female is just the egg machine.
Male Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Male Sunfish With Nest
On a sunny summer day with no wind, you can see lots of sunfish nests. Each one has a male sunfish guarding his nest from other males and trying to entice a female to chose his nest to lay her eggs. Once she does lay eggs he chases the female away & guards the nest up to and a week after hatching until all the babies have dispersed. So the male is the nurturer and the female is just the egg machine.
Male Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com