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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

Looking for the female

Keep looking

Found and chasing her

Try harder :)

Time to impress the queen :)

She doesn't care

Darling! Here is my six-pack :)

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Jun 27, 2018 at 05:24 PM

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He will attack any birds come close to his queen - The bird size is not a matter :)s

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Jun 27, 2018 at 05:26 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

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.

- Mike

Jun 27, 2018 at 05:45 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Fascinating and well executed set Thao

Moris

Jun 27, 2018 at 05:48 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

beautifully done, thao

Jun 27, 2018 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

You scored with another very well done set!

Jun 27, 2018 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

This is a great set Thao. 5 stands out ~ Ron

Jun 27, 2018 at 06:26 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

very nice images Ann

Jun 27, 2018 at 07:23 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Terrific job Thao with a great looking bird.

Jun 27, 2018 at 07:34 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Neat set Thao, and good commentary. Well done.

Jun 27, 2018 at 08:30 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

As always very well done!
Bob

Jun 27, 2018 at 11:33 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Great sequence. Just for the record, it's the female that chooses her partner, not the other way around.

Jun 28, 2018 at 12:12 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

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.

Dave

Jun 28, 2018 at 01:03 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

second last tells it all, very well photographed !

Jun 28, 2018 at 01:57 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Thanks everyone for looking and comments -

Jun 28, 2018 at 11:51 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Gorgeous series Thao

Jun 28, 2018 at 06:33 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

I know those birds are actually small and tough to photograph. I am absolutely impressed with your images - beautifully captured, Ann!

Joshua

Jun 29, 2018 at 12:11 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

Wow, amazing work ! Nicely done.

Birdie

Jun 29, 2018 at 02:10 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

What a fantastic sequence!!

Amit

Jun 29, 2018 at 10:54 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Pin-tailed Whydah Mid-Air Dance

What’s a series! Beautiful bird with very back ground - Love the male dance - TFS

Jun 29, 2018 at 11:58 PM

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