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I had a most delightful morning a couple of months back watching some Common Golden-eye males doing the their mating dance/display.
She likes me!
I think I nailed that.
The word Twitterpated was first used in the movie Bambi. It means to be overcome with romantic feelings; smitten.
UPDATE: I looked up the scene in the original Disney movie and found the dialog about Spring Twitterpation. I think it’s delightful! Hope you do too.
Bambi 1942
Flower: [about two birds fluttering around] Well! What’s the matter with them?
Thumper: Why are they acting that way?
Friend Owl: Why, don’t you know? They’re twitterpated.
Flower, Thumper, Bambi: Twitterpated?
Friend Owl: Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: you’re walking along, minding your own business. You’re looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden, you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head’s in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather; and before you know it, you’re walking on air. And then you know what? You’re knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!
Thumper: Gosh. That’s awful.
Flower: Gee whiz.
Bambi: Terrible!
Friend Owl: And that ain’t all. It can happen to anybody. So you’d better be careful.
[points at Bambi]
Friend Owl: It could happen to you…
[points at Thumper]
Friend Owl: …and you, and…
[Flower looks at Owl shyly]
Friend Owl: Yes, it could even happen to you!
Thumper: Well, it’s not gonna happen to me.
Bambi: Me neither.
Flower: Me neither.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 200-500mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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Great series :-)! They are so fun to watch and hear. And very cool that you even got a shot of the female expressing her twitterpation in a slightly more subdued manner.
🙂 Thank you so much Myriam! It was was fun to watch.
What amazing photos!
❤ !!
Great word to describe your lovely photos, Twitterpated. Never heard of it before but it’s stuck in my head now.
Thank you so much Jean! You’ve seen Bambi haven’t you? The original Disney movie?
I did, but it was many moons ago. In fact I can’t watch it anymore on account of me killing poor Bambi some years back. A small deer jumped over a wall and hit my car, cracking the radiator in the process. He died almost instantly and ever since my kids have called me Bambi slayer. I had slowed down to let a large buck and some does run across the road and we watched them gallop up a field towards the woods. Just as I was picking up speed, Bambi aka Paddy Last, decides to jump over the wall and into my car. So now you see why I can never sit through the movie – way too traumatic. 😮
Almost looks like wooden ducks; nice captures!
Oh, you know I’ve been wanting a few wooden ducks knick-knacks. I just never have got serious about buying any b/c I don’t more stuff to dust! 🙂
Thank you Gordon!
Awwwwww. It is fun to watch them. Great photos!
Thank you Dan! It sure is!
What a display, terrific shots!
Thank you so much Belinda!
Awesome courting series, Deborah! Can you imagine our men doing this? LOLOL 🙂
Thank you very much Donna! ROFL!! Past the age of 6 NO WAY! 🙂
What a perfect word! You’ve captured these twitterpated birds perfectly 🙂
Isn’t it! Thank you so much Melissa!