<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>intromittent organ – Feathered Photography</title> <atom:link href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/tag/intromittent-organ/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:40:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">23255163</site> <item> <title>Mating Swainson’s Hawks</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/04/05/mating-swainsons-hawks-2/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/04/05/mating-swainsons-hawks-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:07:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swainson's Hawks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beaverhead county]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buteo swainsoni]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloacal kiss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intermediate morph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intromittent organ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[light morph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[male and female]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[penis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swainson's hawk]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=133378</guid> <description><![CDATA[A 15-image series.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/04/05/mating-swainsons-hawks-2/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/04/05/mating-swainsons-hawks-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>27</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">133378</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Mating Swainson’s Hawks Sequence</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/05/08/mating-swainsons-hawks-sequence/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/05/08/mating-swainsons-hawks-sequence/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 10:28:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swainson's Hawks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beaverhead county]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buteo swainsoni]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloacal kiss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[female]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intermediate morph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intromittent organ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[light morph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[male]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[penis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phallus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swainson's hawk]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=31198</guid> <description><![CDATA[Five days ago I photographed an entire mating sequence of a pair of Swainson's Hawks in Beaverhead County, Montana. <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/05/08/mating-swainsons-hawks-sequence/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/05/08/mating-swainsons-hawks-sequence/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>46</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">31198</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ruddy Duck (and a video clip that’ll get your attention…)</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/02/07/ruddy-duck-and-a-video-clip-thatll-get-your-attention/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/02/07/ruddy-duck-and-a-video-clip-thatll-get-your-attention/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:20:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Bird Oddities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[courtship ritual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eggs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farmington bay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intromittent organ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oxyura jamaicensis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[penis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ruddy duck]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=29414</guid> <description><![CDATA[Behaviorally the Ruddy Duck may be the most interesting (and amusing) waterfowl species in North America. Its nesting customs are curious to say the least, its courtship rituals have been described as ludicrous and the electric blue bill of the breeding male is unique.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/02/07/ruddy-duck-and-a-video-clip-thatll-get-your-attention/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/02/07/ruddy-duck-and-a-video-clip-thatll-get-your-attention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>31</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">29414</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lark Sparrows – A Unique Mating Behavior</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2012/12/04/lark-sparrows-a-unique-mating-behavior/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2012/12/04/lark-sparrows-a-unique-mating-behavior/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:12:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Behaviors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lark Sparrows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[catch light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chondestes grammacus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloaca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloacal kiss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[copulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[courtship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intromittent organ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lark sparrow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mating behavior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mating display]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pass twig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[penis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[turkey strut]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=9836</guid> <description><![CDATA[Back on May 25 of this year, on this post about Lark Sparrows, I made the following statement at the end of the post: “Now that I have some decent images of this species my next goal with them is to capture some of their unique behaviors. These birds often pass a twig from the male to the female during copulation (an impressive display of multitasking and concentration). And they do a turkey-like strut during courtship. I would love to capture either behavior.”   In your comments, several of you gave me encouragement in meeting that goal and 11 days later I was at least partly able to do so. These are those images. A couple of these photos may be a little “clinical” for some, but to me it’s all behavior and it’s all interesting. Techs for all images were: 1/4000 or 1/3200, f/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc The courtship of Lark Sparrows includes behaviors found in no other songbirds. Prior to actual mating, the male struts like a turkey, with its tail sticking up to show off its white tail spots and its wings drooping to the ground. Then, before the male mounts her, he picks up a twig (or twigs) which he passes to the female just before copulation. When mating is complete (they may mate or attempt to mate up to 20 times in 3.5 minutes) the female often flies off with the twig.   The courtship had already begun when I approached this mated pair. Normally, this species doesn’t allow me to get this close...<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2012/12/04/lark-sparrows-a-unique-mating-behavior/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2012/12/04/lark-sparrows-a-unique-mating-behavior/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9836</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>