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the mating ritual of, what i believe to be,
a wood sandpiper....
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to begin with he pursues his chosen one
for quite some time
until she lands on the water
a.JPG
he then hovers above her
b.JPG
and proceeds to dunk her head under the water
as if it is some sort of pre-copulation baptism
c.JPG
he then impresses her with his part of their
pas de deux
d.JPG
and then......


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he then
proceeds with the task
e.JPG
after which he

gives her a big wave...

goodbye and then leaves......
f.JPG


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Very interesting ^Q^


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No courtship displays??? Sandpiper ladies are choosy and competition is fierce - how did he persuade the lady?

Or is this the new trend in doing courtship?

Wood Sandpiper is a summer migrant and would breed in cold Europe, so they do all this for fun only ;-)

Thank you for sharing this, love it, leachy (but it should be in the bird behaviour section)
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Great sequence and lovely photos ^Q^ ^Q^


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Remarkable studies, leachy! X#X :ty:


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Interesting. \O


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leachy wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:04 pm the mating ritual of, what i believe to be,
a wood sandpiper....
So what is going on there? Is that fighting over the best feeding spot?

Anyone with a plausible interpretation?


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Territorial fight -O-


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foreplay for when they get home......

:yes: :yes:


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