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An Anhinga in its glorious mating colors - who could resist!!
During mating season, the male anhinga develops extra crest feathers on the head, and the flesh around the eyes may turn a bright emerald green. Males begin courtship with lots of high flying, soaring through the area, and then marking out a possible nest spot. Then he turns on the fancy moves, flapping his wings alternately and bending his head low, extending the tail to the sky. Once the female accepts, the male brings her nesting material and she builds a platform, usually in a bush or tree low over the water. They incubate the eggs together for nearly a month.
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Close up of male large white butterfly,, preparing to mate and on near approach to female,who is static, in 'mating posture', on pink verbena bonariensis.
In our garden.
♕Credits
♫ Mater Tenebrarum (Inferno) - Keith Emerson - 1980
“Your journey has come to an end. Everything around you will become dark, and someone will take your hand. You’ll be pleased, not unhappy. You’ll enjoy moments of incredible brightness. You think it’s magic. No, I’m not a magician. Now we have to hurry because we still have to pass through a number of strange phases in your change. You were looking for me, just like your sister. This is what you wanted.”
-Mater Tenebrarum, “Inferno”
Cattle Egret in mating plumage.
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Wood & Polychromed Image
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One of the featured images at the Hermandad de la Virgen Maria of Malolos exhibit:
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Butterfly - close-up of female large white, in mating posture on verbena bonariensis, awaiting her mate....
.....and he's on his way.
In our garden.
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Anhinga
From Birds and Blooms Extra:
During mating season, the male anhinga develops extra crest feathers on the head, and the flesh around the eyes may turn a bright emerald green. Males begin courtship with lots of high flying, soaring through the area, and then marking out a possible nest spot. Then he turns on the fancy moves, flapping his wings alternately and bending his head low, extending the tail to the sky. Once the female accepts, the male brings her nesting material and she builds a platform, usually in a bush or tree low over the water. They incubate the eggs together for nearly a month.
Great Blue Heron Mating Rituals
From Science.com
Displays
Great blue herons don't mate for life, but they do have elaborate courtship rituals that help pairs form strong bonds. Their mating displays include bill snapping, neck stretching, moaning calls, preening, circular flights, twig shaking, twig exchanging, crest raising and even bill duels. Scuffles over females are common, but never end in death. Once their complex dance is finished, the male and the female heron will have the strong bond necessary to raise their hatchlings together.
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Not easy take picture -other single butterfly jealous...
Damselfly Mating Battle.
Male Familiar Bluets fighting over a floating leaf while their mates are busy with laying eggs. Taken at Kardon Park Ponds in Chester County, PA.
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A batch straight from the vines, back in the day.
I miss gardening, but my apartment just won't allow for it.
Polly was a lutina budgerigar that arrived to our family together with Pino the torquise one) in 2017. Throughout the years we have lost some of our budgerigars for different reasons. We have had 6 budgies in total and now only 2 are remaining. Last night Polly took her last breath,
As you can see in the picture Pino wanted to mate with her and for this reason we put a nest for them to start a family. Unfortunately Polly was too sick to procreate but instead she found a place to spend her last weeks of life. She was happy, fed by Pino and had everything she needed in her 5 years of life...
Polly rest well wherever your soul is ....you were a true beautiful yellow lutina bird that gave so much to our whole family and to both Pino and Lisa, that are both calling and missing you today!
I'm very sad today but will soon get back to comment and fave all your photos....