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Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: Bluffs Birder on May 05, 2009, 04:36:02 PM

Title: Bizarre Mating Ritual?
Post by: Bluffs Birder on May 05, 2009, 04:36:02 PM

Twice over the past few days now I’ve witnessed the House Sparrows in the backyard doing something I’ve never noticed before.  With her beak, the female grabs the male by the scruff of the neck and dangles his lifeless looking body out from the branch bobbing up and down a few times before letting go.  He then flies down to a branch and preens himself and everything returns to normal.  Has anyone else ever witnessed this bizarre behaviour before?

Walter

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Post by: Halton Hills on May 06, 2009, 06:11:26 AM

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He probably forgot their anniversary......  :lol:

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Post by: Bird Brain on May 06, 2009, 07:29:31 AM

Quote from: "Halton Hills"

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He probably forgot their anniversary......  :lol:

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Halton Hills ... :lol:  Too funny!

Walter ... in regard to your question, have never seen that behaviour before.

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Post by: Faltorvo on May 06, 2009, 08:21:23 AM

I can't say i have ever seen this before either.

As a child i did see a spring battle between 2 male HS, where one drowned the other in a gravel parking lot puddle.