SPRING offers a great activity in the avifauna. This is the time when the birds go to jail. Each species has its own way of looking for a mate. Birds that do this usually flaunt their best feet and feathers, so to speak, and display particular traits or skills with the greatest benefit.
Displays
Of course, many brightly colored feathered birds show that they attract a friend. But the black feathered frigate also makes a colorful display. Such as?
Well he has a pink neck pouch that turns reddish red when he comes out. When the man inflates his "prison ball" and throws his head completely back, he makes a good impression on all the women who fly over. When a female frigate is interested, it flies lower and lands near the male. You can visit several men before you decide. But after that, you can literally be hugged by a scared man with his wings outstretched.
When the red-winged blackbird jumps, it bends down, itches, and flaps its wings and tail. Ostrich sage with straight tail feathers around. Also, stretch several air pockets around the neck so that the neck and chest look like a giant balloon that can suddenly move up and down, hoping to impress the woman.
Of course, wooing peacocks can do their job as well. The men scatter their tails in a glittering fan made of shiny gold and green feathers, which is adorned with blue "eye spots". Often times, a peacock makes one of these fantastic presentations for people to admire, even when it comes to impressing a future friend.
The Australian lyre with its beautiful lyre-shaped tail is also extremely well equipped for advertising. This feathered suitor has his own way of impressing a woman. In addition to singing, it stretches its tail all the way, carries it forward and spreads its feathers over its head.
The blue bird of paradise has a different attitude. He sits in his seat and yells, then slowly descends. When completely upside down, their beautiful fan-like feathers unfurl in all their glory. To make the beautiful feathers more attractive, you can shake them up yourself. As he sings he tilts his head to one side and tries to see an effect on a woman from all these difficult angles.
Dances and acrobatics
Some winged suitors prefer to do more than just serenade or show off beautiful feathers. They dance and the woman often joins them to show her interest. When the male Rufous-throated Hummingbird sees a charming female that interests him, he enters a spectacular "pendulum dance". The man in the advertisement flies in a wide arc of about ten meters like an oscillating pendulum, while showing more clearly his burning neck. If the woman accepts the suggestion, she will participate in the stunts. The two then fly vertically up and down. If the male is above, the female is below, and so on. Soon after, the birds mate and prepare to raise the future family.
Shortly after sunset, the American Crane can be seen in its celestial fast dungeon dance, which an observer describes as: “It has soared towards the moon in great spirals. Meanwhile, its wings whistled a long song for a woman hidden in the swamp below. As he reached the top of his flight from the ground, Woodcock began his dramatic fall. The long climb to paradise steadily turns into an irregular whistle with a sweet melody. He was falling faster and faster. Close to the ground, the bird controlled its origin by spreading its wings. He stayed very close to his starting point a few minutes ago. “After seeing a lot of these dating flights, an impressed woman comes out of her hiding place and joins the man.
Some water birds like tadpoles dance in the water! The adorable birds quickly break their legs and rise almost their entire body without water. In this way, they hit the surface of the water in a romantic way.
