Feathered Friends -Round 73: Bottoms Up

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My entry to Feathered Friends contest - Round 73 - hosted by @nelinoeva.

Theme is

BIRDS BUMS/BOTTOMS


The ruffled grouse, sometimes called a partridge, was the first bird I thought of who showed his bottom.

I’ve mentioned the little male grouse before when he was chasing the hens. He moves slowly trying to look sexy and attractive ~ fanning out his neck and tail feathers and making a drumming noise.

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The drumming sound is actually made by the male bird cupping his wings and rapidly beating them against the air. It is generally believed that the drumming warns other male grouse to keep away and attracts hens when they are ready for mating.
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A couple chickens belonging to a friend. The blonde chicken is bend down searching for something in the grass. The black one looks to be a Silkie rooster.

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The dove and the squirrel peacefully coexisting in the backyard.

Not only birds but the visiting squirrel always has his head down and bottoms up!

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Photos & Text by @redheadpei

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Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!
Week 111 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!
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Strutting his stuff he sure is handsome showcasing all well bum feathers to the world in splendid display!

Descriptive again in every way Jo!

!LUV and have a great day, thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Joan @joanstewart and for the luv shares. The little grouse is something else with his performance.

Have a wonderful Friday and coming weekend. 😊

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The grouse looks cool, an elegant bum view in my eyes 😉

Lovely post - good luck in the contest, dear Jo, and a great Thor's Day 😊🌞

!WINE makes a delicious dinner with !PIZZA :)
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The grouse is an interesting character for sure, Hannes. 😆

Thanks so much for everything and the ecency boost, dear Hannes.

I hope you had a great Thor’s Day. It was a nice day here. 🤗 🌞

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The pleasure is all mine, dear Jo 😊

Thor's Day was a long work day but the weather was great and hot as every day at the moment. It didn't rain during the night and so it's already quite warm now at 5:30 in the morning 😅

Wishing you a wonderful Frigg's Day, dear Jo 🤗🌞

Have a !PIZZA from me, served with !LUV
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I loved the theme of the week, what beautiful shots you chose to participate in the contest
I really appreciate you sharing these funny images dear friend @redheadpei
have a nice day

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Thanks @jlufer for your lovely comment.

Have a wonderful Friday and coming weekend. 😊

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Terrific photo of that fanned out tail Jo! It is a pretty display even from a "backside" view! Lol.. a great and funny photo to end the post as well! Good luck in the contest and wishing you a wonderful weekend! 🤗💕

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Great pictures @redheadpei, Jo to catch that partridge/grouse with the tail fanned is perfect for this week's challenge.
Nice job!

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Thanks Robin @farm-mom. It was a bit of luck to catch him with his tail feathers fanned out and pursuing the ladies. :))

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