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courtship
Posted: 09 Mar 2018, 21:03
by vettepilot_6
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...
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 00:12
by finchbreeder
Lucky you.
LML
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 06:10
by shnapper20
cool ive ordered a pr of strawberrys .ill keep an eye out for it.
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 06:52
by Tiaris
Sounds like "anting" to me. Was he on the ground?
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 08:02
by vettepilot_6
Tiaris wrote: ↑10 Mar 2018, 06:52
Sounds like "anting" to me. Was he on the ground?
no on edge of waterfall...
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 08:38
by Craig52
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
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 09:32
by vettepilot_6
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. ..
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 11:07
by Tiaris
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.
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 12:07
by Tiaris
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.
Re: courtship
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 15:24
by Craig52
It's been so long since i had Green Stawberries i can't remember Tiaris