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Seen something new I have never been privy to till today..the courtship ritual of red strawberry finch...male sits back on tail..head tilted way back and flapping both wings (like a humming bird) all the while moving head back and forth at the hen sitting not to far away. ...I was amazed by it...
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Lucky you.
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cool ive ordered a pr of strawberrys .ill keep an eye out for it.
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Maybe. .having bred green and red strawberries but never seeing the dance. .I assumed that thats what it was....maybe not...was certainly different anyway. ..
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Red & Green Strawbs + Orangebreasts will do "anting" usually on ants or termites to get their aroma into the feathers. I've seen all 3 doing it & it usually looks like the bird trying to mate with the ground. I've only ever seen males doing it. If at the water it could also be bathing activity.
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