courtship

09 Mar 2018, 21:03

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...

10 Mar 2018, 00:12

Lucky you.

LML

10 Mar 2018, 06:10

cool ive ordered a pr of strawberrys .ill keep an eye out for it.

10 Mar 2018, 06:52

Sounds like "anting" to me. Was he on the ground?

10 Mar 2018, 08:02

Tiaris wrote: 10 Mar 2018, 06:52 Sounds like "anting" to me. Was he on the ground?

no on edge of waterfall...

10 Mar 2018, 08:38

Sounds a bit like what a cock pictorella does but he goes around in circles. I think your cock strawberry was just enjoying sun bathing. Craig

10 Mar 2018, 09:32

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. ..

10 Mar 2018, 11:07

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.

10 Mar 2018, 12:07

Craig52 wrote: 10 Mar 2018, 08:38 Sounds a bit like what a cock pictorella does but he goes around in circles. I think your cock strawberry was just enjoying sun bathing. Craig

Green Strawb courtship ritual is actually very similar to Pictorella one.

10 Mar 2018, 15:24

It's been so long since i had Green Stawberries i can't remember Tiaris