Sunday, October 18, 2009

Breeding Cycles

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I was lucky to have witnessed the mating display and bearing of gifts of several male Red-backed Fairy Wrens over the weekend. Yet, at the same time a pair of Northern Fantails are well past the dating stage and have a young family to raise.
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Red-backed Fairy Wren Malurus melanocephalus male silhouette
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Red-backed Fairy Wren Malurus melanocephalus male
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Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
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Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Chicks
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