Friday, April 19, 2019

American Avocet in a Courtship and Mating



A courtship started.  The female keeps her body parallel to the water.





 The male mounted the female.









And copulation began.  In about a minute it would be over and the elegant post- mating dance began.





The pair crossed beaks in their post-mating dance.





Then they separated the beaks and walked together side by side. They became a couple!




14 comments:

  1. They will have beautiful descendants!
    An optimal documentary.
    Very nice colors and contrast.

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  2. the same ritual as the pied avocet
    fine pictures

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  3. Handsome, elegant birds. I give a presentation on the various mating systems of birds and recently I was asked whether birds enjoy it. Maybe a post copulatory dance says it all!

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  4. Qué bellas imágenes, es una delicia venir a este precioso blog.

    Un beso.

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  5. Какие красивые и изящные птицы. И даже после спаривания ведут себя интеллигентно =)

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  6. wow...so beautiful ritual...
    Have a great day

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  7. Es una maravilla lo bien que has captado todo el proceso. Se ve más romanticismo que en muchos seres humanos.

    Besos

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  8. Una secuencia fotográfica excelente. Has sabido captar el cortejo y apareamiento de la avoceta americana de manera excepcional.
    Un abrazo.

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  9. This is so amazing - these photos - wow.

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  10. Unas imagenes magnificas, que me transmiten una sensacion de ternura
    Un abrazo

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  11. Tolle Bilder von den eleganten Vögel.

    Noke

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  12. Hi Kaya!!!.. Lovely shots of a pretty Avocet. Congrats..

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  13. Muy interesantes los momentos que has captado, Kaya, bien seguido ese cortejo en imágenes.

    Saludos.

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