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    Pair of hermit crabs on the Oregon coast - are they mating?

    Saw these two hermit crabs in a tide pool off Cape Blanco - the westernmost point in both Oregon and the contiguous United States. The larger one was maneuvering and dragging the smaller one. Occasionally they seemed to rub or touch one another's claws. From what I have read, this is typical of...
  2. Male rock dove a'courtin'

    Male rock dove a'courtin'

    Male rock dove dancing/stepping in a circle to impress a female
  3. Lakescape - 646

    Lakescape - 646

    Lakescape - 646 ... The day ... ... though remained grey ... yet it became ... colorful Winter is good time for them ... ... to put their plans into action ... sure enough ... a chain of events ... events shall unfold ... __________ Grey Heron Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur...
  4. I've dot a runny dose

    I've dot a runny dose

    but I still love you. :)
  5. I told you I've got a Headache !!

    I told you I've got a Headache !!

    Mrs was not impressed at being jumped on ! and gave the male short shrift !! Like a waived off airplane landing he was told to 'go around' again. Dang it ! This was my last shot on the roll of film ' it was 250m back to the homestead to get more, and besides I was stuck in the grass unable...
  6. How 'bout it Love .... ?

    How 'bout it Love .... ?

    Apparently this is what passes for foreplay in the Black Shouldered Kite world ! :loveme: I had stalked closer over an hour or so, crawling through the knee deep riparian grass, sedge, and reed vegetation to get closer with scant cover .... all the while praying desperately not to run into one...
  7. Stone Curlew's Mating Burhinus oedicnemus

    Stone Curlew's Mating Burhinus oedicnemus

    I waited a long time for this picture tocome about, but as they say "patience is a vertue".
  8. Black Winged Stilts mating

    Black Winged Stilts mating

    Great views of the Black Winged Stilts at Vange and a real bonus when one of the 2 pairs present mated.
  9. Black Winged Stilts mating

    Black Winged Stilts mating

    Great views of the Black Winged Stilts at Vange and a real bonus when one of the 2 pairs present mated.
  10. golden eagles mating

    golden eagles mating

    At the northern tail end of doris (the storm) the weather was as rugged as the rocks in the Isle of Skye, but like idiots we ventured up and up to a ridge away from any form of shelter. Someone though did decide to award us for this display of adversity in the face of stupidity by revealing a...
  11. MATING  !!!  Peregrine Falcons

    MATING !!! Peregrine Falcons

    I was out taking some photos (hopefully of raptors), and in a lull was photographing some little geewhizzits close by in the canopy behind me. As is always the way, the action was in the other direction - I can't precisely recall what alerted me, whether it was other birds, the whoosh of high...
  12. Chipping Sparrows mating?

    Chipping Sparrows mating?

    This only lasted for a few seconds. Are they mating?
  13. Great Spotted Woodpecker mating

    Great Spotted Woodpecker mating

  14. Grey Herons - mating

    Grey Herons - mating

    Pushing my luck a bit with this shot... the island where these nest is 100m distant, and I only used a 300mm (450 allowing for crop factor) lens. But I figured not many get to see these mating, so I'm adding the pic to my gallery. Camera Maker: SONY Camera Model: SLT-A58 Lens: 75-300mm F4.5-5.6...
  15. Warning - adult content!

    Warning - adult content!

    A porno picture of the Harpy pair making little harpies! They only breed every three years so we were very privileged to witness the act!
  16. Black Grouse on the lek

    Black Grouse on the lek

    Black Grouse near Suomussalmi, Finland
  17. Singing Capercaillie

    Singing Capercaillie

    Near Suomussalmi, Finland, May 2014
  18. The dance of the Ruffs in north east Poland

    The dance of the Ruffs in north east Poland

    Each year almost 1.5 milion Ruffs and Reeves pass through east Poland on their way to the breeding grounds in Sibria These two male birds (Ruffs) are trying to impress a female Reeve. The Dances and the fights normal end when when the weaker one flys unharmed away. Taken during the Bird...
  19. Get A Room...

    Get A Room...

    ...and make sure that Junior is not watching. Do you see three eagles?
  20. AMERICAN AVOCET MATING RITUAL

    AMERICAN AVOCET MATING RITUAL

    Mating ritual of the American Avocet where the male splashes water on the female prior to mating.
  21. mating

    mating

    handheld shot...
  22. How it's made: Forster's terns

    How it's made: Forster's terns

    Forster's terns mating at Baylands Wildlife Reserve. These two were going at it for quite some time, and the female kept squawking even longer after everything was said and done
  23. Broad Bodied Chasers Mating

    Broad Bodied Chasers Mating

  24. Yellow-footed pegions: mating!

    Yellow-footed pegions: mating!

  25. Mating butterflies

    Mating butterflies

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