Mr. & Mrs. Chub build a nest
#1 Guest_trygon_*
Posted 19 May 2013 - 09:53 PM
Meet Mr. & Mrs. Chub, they've dug a small pit and have started adding in the proper stones.
Mr. Chub is not happy, he has a lot to do.
Like gathering stones, and...
dealing with interlopers, and...
gathering more stones.
But, Mrs. Chub also pitches in,
and she has the last word in the selection process.
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I hope you enjoyed the photos. I'm sorry for the weird lighting, but I just picked up a second strobe so I've got some learning to do. It'll be fun going through the learning curve.
#2 Guest_steve_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 02:39 AM
#3
Posted 20 May 2013 - 06:03 AM
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
#4
Posted 20 May 2013 - 08:20 AM
I mean, you have the pictures, so I am not arguing the point, but it is a surprise to me. Maybe it shouldn't be, I mean both male and female birds sometimes help build the nest.
#5 Guest_Kanus_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 08:52 AM
#6 Guest_trygon_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 10:30 AM
No, they weren't taken at night, but it was an overcast day and the nest is in the shade under a tree. But I'd say that some of it is learning how/where to aim the strobes when using a wide angle lens when trying to balance with natural light.
#7 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 04:46 PM
#8 Guest_IsaacSzabo_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 04:59 PM
#9 Guest_Doug_Dame_*
Posted 20 May 2013 - 11:45 PM
A 120 second exhaustive ... look (pant, pant), I'm tired already ... Google search found MANY specific references about MALES building nests, and none about females helping out. That doesn't mean this behavior hasn't been documented before, but certainly the common understanding is that only males do that.
Great observation, Mr. Emersive PhotoScientist !
#10 Guest_trygon_*
Posted 21 May 2013 - 07:39 AM
Doug, all of the bluefins and hogchokers are doing fine, I'm expecting some spawning activity soon.
#11 Guest_exasperatus2002_*
Posted 21 May 2013 - 09:07 AM
#12 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 21 May 2013 - 01:46 PM
#13
Posted 21 May 2013 - 03:53 PM
Oh, and I am going to ping the Farmer and see wha he thinks.
#14 Guest_trygon_*
Posted 21 May 2013 - 07:20 PM
I don't think you're being a kill joy, just prudent. I have quite few photos of this fish, is there any particular diagnostic feature to look for to determine the gender pf this fish? Have the Farmer pm me if he needs any more photographs.
#15 Guest_Doug_Dame_*
Posted 21 May 2013 - 09:12 PM
Doug, all of the bluefins and hogchokers are doing fine, I'm expecting some spawning activity soon.
Bryce, if your hogchokers start breeding at 3 cm, get photo-documentation of that too.
(sorry for the off-topic.)
#16 Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 22 May 2013 - 01:03 PM
and snubby porn.....that is all
#17 Guest_trygon_*
Posted 24 May 2013 - 03:42 PM
#18 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 24 May 2013 - 05:43 PM
Edited by gerald, 24 May 2013 - 05:44 PM.
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