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Location

Penticton--Max Lake
Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 49.5102778, -119.6466667
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Carrying food; Courtship, display, or copulation; Foraging or eating
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Originally thought they were grooming one another (as you can hear from the audio) but later while rewatching the footage realized the male (right) had brought an insect, seemingly a moth, to feed to the female. This footage was taken within a few minutes after a copulation event (see thermal video + photos of that).

Observation details

Pair copulating and allopreening. Incredibly special to witness.

Additional species

Technical information

Camera
Canon 7DmkII + Sigma 150-600 C
Microphone
None
Accessories
Tripod
Original file size
107.18 MB