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The orange male is tightly holding on to the back of the female's head. Having mated (in flight), they are flitting between ovipositing sites where, still holding together, the female will rapidly dip her tail in and out of the water and deposit her eggs. They move rapidly and erratically to avoid predation by the ever-hungry gulls.
I believe the eggs are only fertilized as they are deposited, so it is vital for the male that no other male mates with the female before the eggs are out. There are always lone males hovering around mating pairs, waiting for an opportunity.
Black Wednesday (April 2, 2025) - 15 images - Canon EOS 30D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS STM (EOS Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
An OK shot of this evening's moon in perigree. I think I'm about at the limit of what I can rationally expect from a 6-year-old Canon EOS Rebel and a 250mm lens.
At night in Hampshire, captive bird, controlled lighting. Pixapro GIO1 round headed speedlites; one camera right and one behind the bird to provide the rimlight. Both on 1/8th power.
A row of bungalows in Monkswood Gardens, Borehamood, boarded up and ready to be demolished. These are back to back with the ones in Balmoral Drive.