Osprey Love
Things were getting heated for this Osprey pair, with considerable copulation, the proverbial 'cloacal kiss', taking place. Iroquois, Ontario.
"In general osprey copulations begin about 14 days before, and peak in the few days before the start of egg laying. They occur frequently, but only 39% of copulations result in cloacal kiss. It may take 160 copulation attempts to successfully fertilize a female to form a clutch of eggs."
Osprey Love
Things were getting heated for this Osprey pair, with considerable copulation, the proverbial 'cloacal kiss', taking place. Iroquois, Ontario.
"In general osprey copulations begin about 14 days before, and peak in the few days before the start of egg laying. They occur frequently, but only 39% of copulations result in cloacal kiss. It may take 160 copulation attempts to successfully fertilize a female to form a clutch of eggs."