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Birders

cyclonefence

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1. I love it that she's paying such close attention to his display

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 04:04 PM

Jan 2023

I wonder if part of birds' displays like this, with spreading of feathers to make the male seem four times his size, imparts to the female that he is big enough to protect their nest? If transmission of genetic material is what it's all about for all of us, it seems to me to be a good idea to advertise how how big and strong he is.

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▶️ Wire-crested Thorntail Hummingbird Courtship [View all] Donkees Jan 2023 OP

I love it that she's paying such close attention to his display cyclonefence Jan 2023 #1

He puts so much into that first bit that he poops from the exertion at the 1:02 mark. EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #2

''the male's only involvement in the reproductive process is the actual mating with the female...'' Donkees Jan 2023 #3