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Northern Gannet pairs, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. The pair in the background can be observed strengthening their bond by rubbing their beaks together.
15 June 2024
Goosander pair on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Goosander (Mergus merganser) pair on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Maryhill, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. The male has a dark green head and the female has a brown head, although birders often call it a redhead. The male is dispayling courting behaviour.
14 January 2023
Long-tailed duck pair
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) pair on the Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. The male is wing-flapping in a courtship display.
23 March 2014
Male Eider Duck wing-flapping display
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Male Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) wing-flapping display in the Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
23 March 2014
Eider Duck pair mating
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) pair mating, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Following several minutes of courtship, mating finally takes place. The male mounts the female, who is almost completely submerged in the process, and finally pops back to the surface once it's all over.
23 March 2014
Eider Duck pair mating
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) pair mating, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Following several minutes of courtship, mating finally takes place. The male mounts the female, who is almost completely submerged in the process.
23 March 2014
Eider Duck pair courting
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) pair courting, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. While the male displays, the female flattens herself in the water to show she is willing to mate. To start with, he seems to be more interested in displaying than in mating.
23 March 2014
Eider Duck pair courting
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) pair courting, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. While the male displays, the female flattens herself in the water to show she is willing to mate. To start with, he seems to be more interested in displaying than in mating.
23 March 2014
Eider Duck pair courting
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) pair courting, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. While the male displays, the female flattens herself in the water to show she is willing to mate. To start with, he seems to be more interested in displaying than in mating.
