怀俄明州，Moose湖，潜鸟

Common Loons, Moose Lake, Wyoming, 怀俄明州，Moose湖，潜鸟 1988


中文注释：（网友翻译，有待改进，请跟帖发表自己看法）
时间&地点：1988年，怀俄明州，Moose湖，潜鸟
摄影：Michael Quinton

怀俄明州的Moose湖中，两只处于求偶期的身披美丽婚羽的潜鸟正在求爱。潜鸟通常实行严格的一夫一妻制度与领地制度，在繁殖期它们通常吟唱着岳得尔歌以警告入侵者并会给任何靠得太近的同类以猛烈的进攻。

  


英文注释：
Photograph by Michael Quinton

Two common loons in checkered breeding plumage engage in a courtship ritual in Wyoming’s Moose Lake. Loon pairs are generally monogamous and highly territorial, emitting their haunting yodels during the breeding season to ward off intruders and violently attacking any that come too close.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “The Common Loon Cries for Help,” April 1989, National Geographic magazine)





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