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This bull kept following this cow around, nudging her and licking the back of her neck,then he attempted mating with her many times,lol!
Shrike Road North.
Carden Alvar,Ontario
Canada
This female Bearded reedling blew my socks off this morning when she came up close and combed her feathers like a wedding dress all ready for the pairing displays
The male is lifted in the air by the female. They are locked together by the clasping antennae of the male. Here you can see the springtail at the underside of the male.
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Praktica SuperTL1000
Pentacon 50mm 1.7
Kentmere 100 +2
Scanned with NikonZF + SMC Pentax 50mm f4 macro
From Cornell:"During courtship, males and females hop towards each other, alternating back and forth and sometimes touching their bills together. Males often pass a small item like a fruit, insect, or flower petal, to the female. After taking the fruit, the female usually hops away and then returns giving back the item to the male. They repeat this a few times until, typically, the female eats the gift."
A male seals unsuccessful courtship of a female seal at Waxham beach in Norfolk Uk 15th January 2023
RKO_5610. Sitting on my deck these grebes came by and started their courtship dance. How lucky can you be!
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The dashing male Crowned Crane is going through his best moves to impress the Lady that he is the best dancer in the park.
The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) couple was photographed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.
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Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) in Breeding Plumage
Florida 2018
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Pentax K3 - Sigma 150-500 mm
150mm
1/640 sec - f/11 - ISO: 1600
courting ritual of great crested grebe
backlight, sunset, last lights of the day taken from fixed hide
The feeding of fish is a courtship behavior in Spring. I had so much fun with them that day. They were so close most of the time.
Northern gannet have interesting behaviors, with male being very aggressive when they come back from fishing. To get rid of the energy they hit the beak of the female in what looks like a courtship behavior, but is not actually... Anyways this give a chance for lovely, romantic photographs.
Each time I've been out watching the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the local Metro Park I've seen one of them flying in a large U-shaped figure above the flower fields. I've come to learn this is the male putting on a show for the female. If the female is interested, she assumes a submissive (or seductive) pose and the male comes in closer to check her out.
A pair of nesting tree swallows share a brief intimate moment before getting back to the nest duties.
Male White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) waits on branch with prey and calls out to entice female to mate, while female is busy "twigging" (taking twigs to the nest); SLO County; CA; USA; Sony a9; Sony 200-600 mm lens; auto ISO; Topaz AI DeNoise and Sharpen; March 2020
Red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
From the cycle - Birds of Europe. You can see more my photos from this cycle by entering "Pawel's Birds of Europe" in the search box.
The red-breasted flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across Central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. It is a regular passage migrant in western Europe.
As well as taking insects in flight, this species hunts caterpillars amongst the oak foliage, and will take berries.
The red-breasted flycatcher is territorial during the breeding season. It often flicks the wings and cocks the tail. This behaviour is used between mates as contact, and during aggressive displays.
This species is monogamous and solitary nester. The male is very active when attracting a female. When she approaches a singing male, it stops the song and utters short rattle calls while flicking both wings and tail. It also chases the female.
Later, the male flies to various nest-sites while singing loudly, entering each tree hole and making song flights. These displays end when the female follows the male into a hole. But if she leaves the hole first, the male has been rejected.
During the incubation period, the male accompanies and guards the female to protect her against other males. It also feeds her to maintain and strengthen the pair-bond.
In the photo, the female greets the arriving male.