Watch these courting kingfishers overcome their awkwardness and learn to share. When the male first offers the female a fish, she grabs his beak instead and won't let go! To support my channel and the wildlife rehabilitation and conservation work I do, please donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=A52ZHAMJZC3J4 or join one of my supporter communities in exchange for behind the scenes content here: https://www.robertefuller.com/support_and_donate/ CLUMSY LOVE Kingfishers make such clumsy lovers! Normally solitary birds they only come together to breed and the early stages of their courtship is often awkward. MALE VS FEMALE KINGFISHERS The easiest way to tell the difference between male and female kingfishers is to look for the orange streak on the lower beak of the female, like a streak of lipstick. LEARNING TO SHARE Thankfully the female accepts the next gift from the male with more grace. These fish gifts are a show from the male that he will be able to provide for the female should they nest. MORE KINGFISHER STORIES Subscribe to my channel to follow this pair and find out if they nest and raise chicks together. #commonkingfisher #kingfisherbird #robertefuller I am a British wildlife artist based in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, UK. I build ideal habitats to encourage wildlife into my garden and use nest cams to study their behaviour. These studies inform my paintings. I share the best of my video research on this channel for free. If you would like to support my work please consider a small donation here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=A52ZHAMJZC3J4 Or of course you may like to purchase my artwork which you will find on my website: https://www.robertefuller.com. Many of the paintings are portraits of the creatures you watch here! © Robert E Fuller Copyright Disclaimer: Please feel free to share my videos but do not download any content without permission with the intent to re-upload. If you would like to license any content, please get in touch with me at: [email protected] Stay Connected! You can also follow me on these platforms: Visit my website: https://www.robertefuller.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertEFullerArt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertEFuller Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RobertEFuller/
