{"id":5689,"date":"2011-02-14T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T18:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=5689"},"modified":"2022-02-07T10:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:09:57","slug":"lovebirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/this-just-in\/lovebirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovebirds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever wonder where the term lovebird comes from? Well they are a real bird and just like their name says they are quite romantic. Lovebirds (Agapornis<\/em>) mate for life, forming strong bonds with one another. \u00a0They can often be seen preening (cleaning each others’ feathers) or affectionately biting their partner\u2019s beak. These birds<\/a> aren\u2019t the only romantic creatures though; here are a few more nature love stories brought to you by our feathered friends.<\/div>\n

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Homemade presents<\/h2>\n
Birds may not know how to make pink heart shaped greeting cards but many of them are expert homebuilders. Male Bowerbirds build elaborate nests<\/a> using tons of found objects to put together a special scene that they hope will grab the attention of a female.<\/div>\n

Marsh Wrens (Cistothorus palustris<\/em>)\u00a0also build nests to impress, but they are so hard working that they construct many different dome-shaped homes for the females to choose from. Once a female Marsh Wren comes into the males territory<\/a> he will show her several different nests. If the female likes one of the nests she will line it with strips of grass, small stems and other items to make the space her own.<\/p>\n

Cooking up something sweet<\/h2>\n
Some birds show they care by bringing food<\/a>, cause nothing says I love you quite like a yummy snack. This courtship feeding can be seen in such birds as the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo<\/em>), males of this species bring fish to the females.<\/div>\n

Putting on a show<\/h2>\n
Magnificent Birds of Paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus<\/em>) take a different approach to courting. First the males\u00a0 set the stage, cleaning up an area by removing twigs and leaves. Once things are just right they show off their beautiful feathers, dancing and calling<\/a> to impress the females of their species.<\/div>\n

Take it from the birds<\/h2>\n
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This Valentine’s Day<\/strong> be inspired by nature and show someone how much they are loved by making a gift, baking a tasty treat or singing a song. All great bird inspired ways to make your friends and family feel special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/site\/accounts\/information\/Sterna_hirundo.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.eol.org\/pages\/1050701<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/site\/accounts\/information\/Diphyllodes_magnificus.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/site\/accounts\/information\/Agapornis_fischeri.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/09\/100909122801.htm<\/p>\n

Earth Rangers<\/a> is a non-profit organization that works to inspire and educate<\/a> children about the environment. At EarthRangers.com kids can play games<\/a>, discover amazing facts<\/a>, meet animal ambassadors<\/a> and fundraise<\/a> to protect biodiversity<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find out where the term lovebirds comes from and get some Valentine’s Day tips from the worlds most romantic birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[665,402,1353,931],"tags":[62,324,414,296,511],"class_list":{"0":"post-5689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allbirds","8":"category-this-just-in","9":"category-to-edit","10":"category-all","11":"tag-birds","12":"tag-courting","13":"tag-featured","14":"tag-holidays","15":"tag-valentines"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}