ML129281331
Contributor
Nancy Stotz Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
East of Las Cruces Dam
Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
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Observation details
Interacting N of Veteran's Park. First noticed one with hugely bulging crop perched on telephone pole. A second bird, noticeably smaller and without a full crop, arrived from the east and approached the first one. Soon both were in the air, with much screaming and diving. At least 6 bouts of interaction were interspersed with periods when each retreated to a different pole to perch briefly. Reviewing videos I shot of a few of the interactions, it appeared that the original bird with the full crop rarely initiated the interactions, and regularly ended up upside down under the smaller bird when they came together in the air. Series of 3 photos below were taken from one video; a different video is posted at https://flic.kr/p/qBNfJB
Technical information
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- 1920 pixels x 1080 pixels
- Original file size
- 168.44 KB