Mating Ritual or just a show off?

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  1. Sherry8

    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    Brown headed Cow-birds are showing off....At times they seem to be looking up in the air as if they are looking for something.... Maybe the sky is falling???I did a little reading on them and found out they like to lay their eggs in someone elses nest so they don't have to sit and hatch them..Sometimes it works...


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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    That's quite a show he's putting on. I think it looks like he's trying to charm the ladies. ;)
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Sherry what a great series of photographs. I wonder if he was successful in impressing the females enough for them to mate with him?
     
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    tschnath In Flower

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    Great pics of nature in action. I hope they were successful in finding a mate. Thanks for sharing.
     

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