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Maroon-tailed Parakeet Love Making

April 24, 2012 by Renato No Comments

Here is my contribution to Bird Love Week from the tropics. The Maroon-tailed Parakeet lives in northern South America. In Ecuador it is found...

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Turkeys Gone Wild

by Corey No Comments

Most encounters people have with turkeys either involve a dead, roasted bird on a dinner table or sliced turkey between two pieces of bread....

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The Great Bustard Lek

by Dale Forbes 1 Comment

The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is one of the largest flying birds on the planet, topped only by the Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) and,...

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Bird Love Week: How They Get It Done

by Felonious Jive 8 Comments

The subjects of love, sex and relationships have transfixed people for longer than we can possibly know. The many different ways people carry out...

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Do Birds Have Penises?

April 23, 2012 by Birdchick 24 Comments

Warning, if you can’t tell by the title of the post, it’s going to get a little blue in this post. Most of us...

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Pheasant-tailed Jacana courtship dance

by Adam Riley 5 Comments

Whilst leading a birding tour to Sri Lanka, I spotted a flash of bright white in a lily-choked wetland near Ambalantota in the south-east...

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Mating American Oystercatchers

by Corey 6 Comments

American Oystercatchers, with their orange, carrot-like bills and piercing cries, are a familiar sight on the east coast of the United States. It is...

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Do Birds Feel Love?

April 22, 2012 by Julie 19 Comments

It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. But love? Do birds feel love? Can they? To explore this question,...

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