courtship

Spring-Summer - 285 ... continued from 284 Hugely disappointed ... ... the male flew away to another female ... who has been watching the whole activity from a distance rather curiously ... ... soon as the male alighted and offered the food to her she accepted it gleefully ...

Spring-Summer - 284 There was a bit of drama behind this scene ... The male caught a large bee ... and carried it to the female ... sat there for a while ... even tossed it up once ... the female still remained disinterested ... ... continued with next image ...

Courtship composite ... Here's a composite showing the interesting Courtship behavior of this species ... endemic to India ... Four sequential images show the event of male capturing a large insect ... ... then passing it on to the female ... who accepts it ever so gleefully ...

Had some wonderful sunshine in Glasgow the last 2 days, and been up to Hogganfield Loch both days, for the first time in my ailing memory actually walking all the way round the Loch, as opposed to just going to where I thought were the best vantage points. I've clearly missed a lot. Great...

Had some wonderful sunshine in Glasgow the last 2 days, and been up to Hogganfield Loch both days, for the first time in my ailing memory actually walking all the way round the Loch, as opposed to just going to where I thought were the best vantage points. I've clearly missed a lot. Great...

Had some wonderful sunshine in Glasgow the last 2 days, and been up to Hogganfield Loch both days, and for the first time in my ailing memory actually walked all the way round the Loch, as opposed to just going to where I thought were the best vantage points. I've clearly missed a lot. Great...

Grey Heron Behavior - 4 ... The courtship proceeds ... ... there is more heavy necking and petting ... ... sideways body contact and some nudging pushing and tugging at each others' feathers as well ... ( ... last can be seen in another image I posted ealier : Link ...

Grey Heron Behavior - 3 Courtship proceeds with a series of stretching movements ... ... alternate up and down movement of head and neck ... and grabbing of sticks ... ... wing flapping and some body contact ... ... could even be termed the ' Courtship-ballet ' ... Please do not...

Grey Heron Behavior - 2 As the mate comes over they sit together cozily ... for a while ... enjoying the reassuring proximity ... and warmth ... .. on that chilly, gray winter morning ... _______ Grey Heron ( Ardea cineria ) Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur ; Rajasthan India 23.12.2013

Grey Heron Behavior - 1 Calling its mate over by prominently displaying the nesting material ... ... a stick in the bill ... _______ Grey Heron ( Ardea cineria ) Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur ; Rajasthan India 23.12.2013

On the edge of ... ... Lost Wetland Area Another pair and ... another First couple ... in the database ... Lot of courtship display and pair-bonding activity was going on ... Whole eco-system goes out of orbit with the loss of a wetland site ... ______________________ Streaked...

Another image of Romeo, attempting to charm the feathers off of his Juliet. :-)

I spotted my neighborhood pheasant putting the moves on a young lady.

Stork - 3 Behavior ... ... and this is courtship display Posture adopted as part of display by a Wooly-necked Stork ... ... One of the ladies ( I assume as sexes look alike ... ) has already shown her disinterest and walked past ... While the other walking in front doesn't look too...

Lapwing - 6 Behavior ... Since this specie is near threatened ... I thought it may be worthwhile sharing a bit of their behavior ... It was Pre-monsoon and the pair formation was going on in right earnest ... The courtship display given on ground involved vocalizing puffing, crest...

Female blue tit shivers her wings like a baby to beg food from her suitor.

Little Egrets displaying their courtship ritual.

Pair Bonding : ________________________ .... though an ordinary image , I am tempted to share it ... ...this pair had actually advanced to a higher level ... ...the male was giving courtship display with lot of vigour and vitality ... ....and the lady was coolly assessing his assets...

Love is in the air I seek your attentions O maiden fair Looks are dazzling A serious affair Not merely a fling Promise to dance And do so often To your tunes Be it in a jungle Around trees or dunes A male is showing off his assets to a rather reluctant lady, who just glances over while...

After hours of separation, one Grebe will spend quite some time patrolling the lake bellowing its call in search of its mate. At their reunion the pair engage in a ritual head-bobbing, as if to reaffirm their partnership. Within minutes, the female encourages the male to follow her to a quiet...

http://www.tomcharles-photography.co.uk/great_crested_grebe.htm

Love was certainly in the air for this pair when the male finally responded to the tireless efforts of the female! ;) http://www.tomcharles-photography.co.uk/great_crested_grebe.htm

Taken on Paxton Pits on 24th February 2008 with a Nikon D200 and Sigma 500mm f4.

Mute Swan - Courtship 1/1600s, f5.6, EV-1/3, ISO 100