Some birds can be quite romantic - this Darter made an ardent proposal to his intended. Please be mine!
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After the proposal - she said no! The male Darter looks devastated.
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“Please be mine” - a passionate proposal from a male Darter to his intended at Jells Park Lake, in Victoria, Australia. Think it must have been Spring!
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We are blessed with lakes around us - all artificial - and the waterbirds love them. This Darter doesn’t care that Jells Park Lake is man made - it’s a great fishing spot!
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