Pintail Whydah (almost) doing his thing

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Tiaris
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Just had a good xmas present - saw the Pintails mating. He did the hover flight, she crouched & quivered her tail & they did the deed. It was immediately preceeded by 3 Saint males chasing hens & crowing which seemed to spur the Whydahs on.
I'm very taken with them. They imitate other finches perfectly. The male does perfect Red-faced PF, Diamond FT & Yellow Siskin whistles as well as his own lovebird-like chatter. Very unique birds.
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E Orix
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You think that's a Buzz, you wait until that first chick fledges.
you will look at it and say to yourself "IS IT" I hope so "YES IT IS" :D :D :clap: :clap: :clap:
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SamDavis
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Got one! At least I'm darned confident I've got one.
Can those who've gone before please confirm....
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If I'm right tell me ASAP. If I'm mistaken then please leave me in my blissful state for an hour or so. :D
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Bgould
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Looks like one to me. Well done Sam
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SamDavis
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Bgould wrote:Looks like one to me. Well done Sam
Thanks. I'll take that as proof! Couldn't have done it without you (the Pintail cock was from Bgould).
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Successful "bird-day" today as my RC Robin hen arrived a few hours ago as well.
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E Orix
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That's good news, the more breeding them the better.
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SamDavis
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I just uploaded some video to YouTube.
http://youtu.be/NJpdcNoUHXc
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branchez
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Well done Sam. :thumbup:
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Congrats Well done Sam :thumbup:
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