I think it probably is a form of courtship, Robin. I shot these dollar birds exchanging a gift (given by the male to the female) just moments before they copulated in December last year.
Margaret.
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From: Robin Eckermann [
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Subject: [canberrabirds] A form of courtship?
The Kookaburra at the front is giving this freshly caught mouse to the (larger) bird at the back - my guess a partner rather than an offspring? Is this a form of courtship behaviour? Not something my wife would particularly warm to, but each to their own.
Lower SE slopes of Mt. Ainslie today (Sunday 11th September). There was a distracting branch in the lower RHS foreground - have tried to alleviate the distraction with a bit of vignetting.
Regards ... Robin Eckermann
