ML160288351
Contributor
Betsy McCully Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Napeague Harbor
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Media notes
3. Female accepts fish and turns away to fly off, male following
Observation details
On beach. One pair was mate-feeding, with male bringing tiny fish to female waiting on beach, female accepting, both flying off to another spot, female still retaining fish in beak and walking around male 3 times, male holding head high and proud. Amazing display! Attaching a sequence of photos. Please understand I am assuming male and female roles. I have never see anything like this display with the presumed female walking around the hopeful mate with a fish in her beak. This is an interpretation.
Technical information
- Original file size
- 2.93 MB