BIRDS THAT NEVER LEAVE EACH OTHER

Birds keep amazing us with each of their living hacks. Whether it’s about the way they nest or their art of catching their prey, all of it worth our curiosity. Today again we have enlisted a few who have a whole different level of affection. These birds never leave each other till they die! They mate for life and live in a whole true relationship till there last breath.  Here are just a few examples of the many winged wonders that fall into this category that you will enjoy at Amazing Bird Photo Tour—

BALD EAGLE

These birds are the symbol of the United States. They mate for life unless one of the two dies. Their spectacular courtship rituals are worth pondering- the birds locking talons, then flipping, spinning, and twirling through the air in a maneuver called the Cartwheel Display. They break apart seemingly at the last moment, just before hitting the ground. 

LAYSAN ALBATROSSES

They don’t breed until they’re eight or nine years old. They are really monogamous and annually solidify their bond through ritual dancing. “If they do lose their mate, they will go through for year of a mourning period,” says John Klavitter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist. “After that, they will do a courtship dance to try to find another mate.” 

MUTE SWANS

The pairs of Mute Swans reportedly stay together for life. However, divorce does occur in less than 3 percent of mates which breed successfully and in 9 percent that do not. They re-mate when one partner dies; how quickly this happens depends on the survivor’s gender. Females find a new male within as few as three weeks whereas males, tend to wait until the next fall or winter—allowing time to defend their nests and finish raising their cygnets.

SCARLET MACAW

These rainbow-colored birds spend their whole lives together. They even preen each other and their young, picking bugs from their feathers. Scarlet Macaw parents, which reach sexual maturity sometime between age three and four, won’t raise new chicks until their previous ones have fledged and are independent.

WHOOPING CRANE

Talking about their mating dance, whooping cranes which are very monogamous and mate for life, bow their heads, flap their wings, leap and bounce off stiffened legs all in the effort to secure a partner. This pairing off usually happens when the birds which are red on Audubon’s Watchlist are between two and three years old.