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05-Mar-2012 chris morton

flying for love 2

part of series of 4 - expert commentary: "They are all Ravens. They are indulging in a behaviour which is common at this timeof year - parallel flying.
Each pair flies along often quite slowly and close together and mirror each others movements - it reinforces the pair bond. It's actually well know in humans also - mirroring, not parallel flying - and serves the same purpose, particularly early in courtship!
Often 2 neighbouring pairs will come together and fly alongside each other, perhaps just for social reasons (they are very sociable birds) or for fun (Ravens are known to play) and sometimes antagonistically."

Nikon D7000 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/750s f/9.5 at 400.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Mar-2012 16:09:37
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D7000
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/750 sec
Aperturef/9.5
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance59.566 m

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Eckhart Derschmidt02-Apr-2012 21:59
Its also "love of flying", I suppose. There are not many birds which so obviously enjoy flying.
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