Thursday, April 28, 2022

A Mating Season - III. American Avocets in a Courtship and Mating


 

That dark grayish day at Farmington Bay the amorous pair of Avocets put on quiet a show in front of me. A time for mating has come!

A courtship started with the female keeping her body parrallel to the water showing her willingness to mate.








The male mounted the female.








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









The pair crossed beaks in their post-mating dance.







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

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Luckily, I was able to capture the whole process from the beginning to the end despite the low light. Unfortunately, nature isn't always perfect.

Generally, life is good!







6 comments:

  1. rooming, mating, grooming ... all in wisdom.

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  2. Una belleza de fotos, Kaya, nos muestras unas secuencias llenas de sentimientos y mucha delicadeza. Trabajo de gran calidad.

    Saludos.

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  3. Las imágenes espléndidas. Las secuencias en su punto... El guion..., bastante más natural que el de los humanos... en ocasiones. :))))))
    Abrazo Kaya.

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  4. Preciosa secuencia. Es la época del apareamiento y hay que continuar con la conservación de la especie.
    Un abrazo y cuidate.

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  5. The beak makes them cute. After the photos they have graceful movements.

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  6. Умиление. Хотелось на эту парочку смотреть и смотреть.

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