Parco Gallipoli - Oliveto Lucano

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and next preening in the last rays of the setting sun (beautiful feather colours)

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scratching the neck


ruffling the feathers


you see the hidden leg?

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female arrives (I assumed that the female was at home )

male noticed her




the tail feathers are fanned

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greetings ritual continued

male settled down


waiting on her


here she is

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ruffling the fathers and preening

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it seemed to me like dancing, but no mating yet (or I missed something?)

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and again preening

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and already in black and white

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March 25
Hello everyone

06.25 the nest is empty

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I click relatively often - still no one has shown up on the nest

continuation
12.45 still no body
no body,
no body,
...