10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2014
An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. Scaup photo by David Menke and Bufflehead by Donna Dewhurst, via the US Fish and Wildlife Service. While I enjoy birding with others, I’ve never really been part of the warp and weft of a birding community.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2012
Males are after a polygamous lifestyle, and will frequently mate with multiple females in a given breeding season…some literature describes this situation as a “harem”, where the female carries out all the nesting duties, there is no real pair bond, and a male has several mates. while the female has one primary mate.
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