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It's so interesting to observe male pin-tailed Whydah dancing to impress his female counterpart. The male Whydah is also very aggressive to other birds even having bigger size, not allowing other birds near his female partner. Treating her like a queen. Thanks for looking
So fun to view & very impressive on the technical side too! Your skill at capturing these make it seem like the male was putting on the show for you as well. Awesome job & thanks for letting us all appreciate the spectacle by sharing these here.
Excellent photographs of a very pretty bird that displays some exotic behavior.
Unfortunately the pin-tailed whydah is not a natural part of the southern California environment. They are an African species that have been introduced here by trade in in pet birds. They are brood parasites that are putting some stress on native species. We will have to wait to see what the impact is as their population grows.
