Bar-headed Geese (Anser indica). Pair. Immediate post copulatory behaviour, gander or male right, falling from female's back.
Bar-headed Geese (Anser indica). Pair. Immediate post copulatory behaviour, gander or male right, falling from female's back and beginning head, neck erection and wing stretching sequence prior to bathing. Note disturbed neck feathers on female's neck, left bird, caused by male whilst gripping her, 'treading' or mating or pairing. . No. 11 in a consecutive series of 12.
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