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Jamie-MacArthur β Turquoise-browed Motmot
Published: 2012-03-01 22:40:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 26946; Favourites: 621; Downloads: 901
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These guys pluck their tail feathers then swing them like a pendulum to attract females !!Related content
Comments: 141
what a beautiful bird! impressive shot btw
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Beautiful shot. The bird closely resembles our Bee-Eaters.
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I didnΒ΄t know that that kink of bird could be real ItΒ΄s really wonderful.
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Such a great shot, the colors are very appealing. I didn't knew this bird, its behavior sounds interesting. Good job!
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Whoa! The tail feathers look so nice but really fragile...I wonder if they have to be careful when flying around. Looks like it.
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Wauw, beautiful story and very interesting fact about the bird
There's even more, from wikipedia:
"In addition to this function (the one you decribed), the tail is used by both sexes in a wag-display, whereby the tail is moved back-and-forth in a pendulous fashion. The wag-display is performed in a context unrelated to mating: both sexes perform the wag-display in the presence of a predator, and the display is thought to confer naturally selected benefits by communicating to the predator that it has been seen and that pursuit will not result in capture. This form of interspecific communication is referred to as a pursuit-deterrent signal."
Fascinating birds!
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Thank you for the extra info 
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thank you very much
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Thank you very much
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hehe,thank you so much
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Nice! I have had guys try that with me too. Doesn't work. hahaha
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That's a nice way to get attention
Beautiful picture too.
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well it seemed to work ! thank you again Sarah
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Thank you Pamela
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Sounds a little like how I caught the attention of my wife! :-D
All kidding aside, this is a great image! The sharp focus, the bright colors and the framing of the subject against a complementary background all make this a world class photo. Great work!
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Tttthhhhaaaannnkkkk yyyooouuuu 
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At first I thought: wow, very original and a bit uncomfortable feathers...
I wouldn't think about anything like that...They make such a sacrifice to find a girlfriend 
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The lengths some men will go to lol !!!! But at least it works
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oh well, he's doing fine without any surgery...
I just watched some shocking programme on TV recently...
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How interesting! Love the name of them too....
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thank you very much
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That is so awesome! Great photo and beautiful bird.
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thank you so much
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You're always welcome!
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Wow, what an incredible bird, the tail is amazing! Beautiful photo!
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thank you very much -)
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Really gorgeous looking bird. Whereabouts did you shoot this?
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thank you it was in Costa Rica
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you are way too kind
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Beautiful, I have never seen one like that. But maybe I haven't looked hard enough.
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get your binoculars out
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Yes, I will borrow some from one of my family members.
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