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Mating Ritual of the |
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The male weaving the nest (on the left) and the female examining the nest on the right. |
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The female shows her approval of the male's work by showing her willingness to mate with a horizontal flutter of her wings. |
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The male and female mating. This whole sequence of behaviors was repeated several times. |
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The exotic foreign jungle where I was fortunate enough to observe and photograph this ritual was in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Frederik Meijer Gardens. |
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June 26, 2000 |
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Copyright © Jim Doty, Jr. All rights reserved. |
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