A handsome Mandarin and his lovely lady (upper left). Unlike other species of ducks, most Mandarin drakes reunite with their mate after the eggs have hatched and even share duties in watching the ducklings.
A pair of Nene geese (Hawaiian geese). The male is keeping watch to protect the female on the nest. He will stand guard until the eggs are hatched. Once the eggs hatch the pair will protect their little ones together.
Coscoroba swans. The male of this species will also stand guard over the female and aggressively protect the little ones once they hatch.
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23 comments:
Love is everywhere indeed, thanks for sharing that.
licks and sniffs Sasha
I love the 3 dog night
Anne
So beautiful love song! :)
Love is all we need!
These critters are adorable, beautiful couples!
purrs and love
Luna and hugs from mammy Léia
Mandarin ducks, a symbol of love to the Chinese.
:::singing::: Just an old fashioned love song-------one of my favorites. Oh, and your 'loving' photos are superb. I really liked having all the photo captions below where you describe each one. As always, you do one superb job with the songs you choose. A+!!! In every way.
And, even tho I don't mention it in comments, I really appreciate you entertaining us visitors with a weekly theme song. Well done.
You have the most beautiful waterfowls in your area. What a great song. I love the first few seconds of music...you always know exactly what song is about to be played.
Hugs C
A lovely song and beautiful ducks. the male Mandarin is a gorgeous duck. Great capture of the couples. Have a wonderful day.
Our Mommy is in luf wif this post! xoxo
They are just beautiful pictures of ducks in love. You do a great job, Judy. I hope your Valentine's Day is all you want it to be.
love all the beautiful couples but really really LOVE that fence. beautiful. of course love is in the air, it is almost Valentine day
Very sweet. It's surprising just how many birds mate for life.
Beautiful!
Great pics....and song....
Three Dog Night, love their music and this one is one of my favorites. It brings back memories of my childhood and many hours spent listening to music.
Your pictures are all so wonderful, with the male fowl keeping gaurd over the female. A true "Love". The Mandarin is a very colorful bird. But, the swans just have a look of grace about them.
I enjoyed your post tremendously!!
AWESOME JOB!!!
I just love the information on these ducks. What wonderful males to watch over the family like they should. :)Those pics of them all are so clear and gorgeous.
I really like this song and I haven't heard it in a long time. That picture of Audrey Hepburn in the video is just beautiful!
Love is in the air and I like it!
Another great post Judy! Hope you have a terrific weekend!
You're so lucky, where do you find so many beautiful animals? ^_^
Beautiful choice of song, and I love the ducks, geese and swans. Even if they're not songbirds, these couples are certainly lovebirds!
K
great post..love that song...love is in the air...
Great song and great post, Judy.... Love seeing the animals in the spring --as they show so much affection to each other... Love it!!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Beautiful photos of critters in love, Judy! I love this!
I remember telling a guy at work that was a Paul Williams song, and he thought I was making fun of him for listening to it.
Happy birthday to Anni!!! Now those are REAL men! I think I'm in love!
i really like that fence, just beautiful! and those lovely ducks.
love sure is in the air!
Beautiful photos...love the one with the mandarin ducks.
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