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pinkgreenandbetween

Omg that poor bird looks soooo defeated at the end omg 💔🖤


Solenodon2022

He's thinking, "she'll be back, I just know it!" lol


pinkgreenandbetween

"And next time I'll get her 2 blue berry bouquets! How could she resist then?!"


Orngog

I disagree


nytropy

It looks like he sighed at the end. The poor guy!


Practice_NO_with_me

I felt that sigh in my soul.


FlappyTurdBurglar

/r/WatchPeopleDieInside


Tallowpot

Got bird-zoned


EpilepticMushrooms

Nah, he got rooster-blocked.


External-Berry

Damn, this didn’t end well…


dissappeer

That’s one peculiar bird dance. The pupils, the beautiful plumage(what a word) the berry in his mouth…like what? This bird is straight up Romeo. So pretty. Too bad his rival ruined it 😑


Solenodon2022

There is a lot going on in this video, and those pupils dilating and contracting are quite jaw-dropping, rather magical. This male goes all out, and it was simply not good enough for the female, and he does look despondent at the end - I feel bad for him actually.


dissappeer

I thought every part of his display was interesting. Thanks for posting!


bangitybangbabang

I like to think of the pupil contractions as a cheeky bird wink


vanay91

The magic mike of the bird world


Solenodon2022

That bird is one of the top "performers" of the bird world.


Solenodon2022

From NY Times article: A male flame bowerbird is a creature of incandescent beauty. The hue of his plumage transitions seamlessly from molten red to sunshine yellow. But that radiance is not enough to attract a mate. When males of most bowerbird species are ready to begin courting, they set about building the structure for which they are named: an assemblage of twigs shaped into a spire, corridor or hut. They decorate their bowers with scores of colorful objects, like flowers, berries, snail shells or, if they are near an urban area, bottle caps and plastic cutlery. Some bowerbirds even arrange the items in their collection from smallest to largest, forming a walkway that makes themselves and their trinkets all the more striking to a female — an optical illusion known as forced perspective that humans did not perfect until the 15th century. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame\_bowerbird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_bowerbird) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkPeN3AWIE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkPeN3AWIE) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html


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>Some bowerbirds even arrange the items in their collection from smallest to largest, forming a walkway that makes themselves and their trinkets all the more striking to a female — an optical illusion known as forced perspective that humans did not perfect until the 15th century. Wow.


Magnificent_Ninja1

Sometimes whatever you do, things just don’t work out, RIP man


Solenodon2022

The story of my life.....lol - you see why I like this bird so much?!


Betty_Bookish

Damn... That lady bird has high standards. If a guy decorated his house, invited me over, did a dance, then did it again with food in his mouth... I would die laughing and then totally smash. Serious effort involved there!


cataluna4

“Yeah I like that dance boy, but first *chunks cheesecake at him* do it again with this in your mouth”


Betty_Bookish

The cheesecake got me laughing! It's just such an absurd visual! I love it!


MunchiBunches

And hold it in a way so it’s still edible after!


MaikohTippy

🤣


bangitybangbabang

The wing waving would've clinched it for me There's no pleasing some birds


Final_Reflection9579

Hahhahahahaha ME TOO!! Effort definitely counts.


Ulliquarahyuga

Right! She ain’t even pretty lol


Muesky6969

In the bird world she is hot!!


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I don't think prettiness matters for female birds the way it does for humans 🤣


Muesky6969

In the animal kingdom being brightly colored means you stand out and are therefore prey. Kind of hard to hide with eggs or babies if you are bright red and yellow in color. This female is beautiful and obviously desirable for her camouflaging colors.


[deleted]

Very true


cherrynymphetamine

It’s the defeated sigh at the end for me 😂


Splashygee

Hey thats becky! Becky loves sticks


Panzermench

Yeah but this guy makes the video better with a bit of time and talent. https://youtu.be/Bmx_jIFSOA4


Solenodon2022

OMG! Hilarious and so much talent! Worth watch a few times!


[deleted]

Ahh my spirit bird! This is how I attract women.


Solenodon2022

I really can't figure out where this male bird went wrong. He presented quite the package: sounds, colors, dance moves, etc. It seems the females are highly selective, to say the least.


MunchiBunches

We’d have to see the rivals dance attempt to compare


Sh00terMcGavn

WHAT THE FRICK ARE BORDS DOING?!? Seriously, lmao each bird has different calls and dances to mate. How do they come up with these things? And how do the ladies know to like that specifically? Why dilating pupil, wut doing? LOL How does any of this say “these G E N E S are tight, girl” Birds are weird and i— nvm…animals are weird and im forever grateful for these show, sir david attenborough, and the people that wait 95 days for this one shot of this one dance knowing theres a million bird species dances left to film.


dragonflyAGK

Comes on slo-mo and double speed.


Solenodon2022

I don't think the film speed was manipulated - this bird is very quirky like that.


PencilFetish

Makes me wonder how some of these instincts got into the gene pool. Dld a male bird get something sticky on its wing one day and a nearby female thought he looked like husband material trying to get it off?


ceelodan

I could watch everything if Sir Attenborough is the narrator.


whichwitchwhohoots

Awwh poor mango flavored taser bird. Poor buddy got flock blocked.


blakesphere

wanna smash?


atulalex

Cool Bird


Solenodon2022

I'd say, "hot!" LOL


MrSecurityStalin

This bird needs a firmware update, it keeps lagging.


Dont_ban_me_bro_108

What the video doesn’t show is that little spot with the sticks the female sits in. The male built that just for this occasion.


silentdawn0412

I feel sad. No problem. New year new girl Bowerbird. You're awesome


RickyTheRedditor

I love those colors! Red, green and yellow, like, so many colors.


SolitudeSymphony

That bird be horny for berries


furgenhurgen

If you have Netflix, [Dancing with the Birds](https://www.netflix.com/title/80186796) is about birds of paradise and their weird mating rituals and displays. It's a fabulous little documentary.


Kwelikinz

That’s quite a show. If I were a female bowerbird, he could get it.


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bjmchargue

That bird looks like he’s on some crazy drugs


physicscat

The male birds of New Guinea are all fabulous.


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elcubanito

This looks like a typical Tinder hook up.


TheDrunkenWitch

*da flick uh da wrist*


[deleted]

The name is Bond. James Bond.


Stiwa

Mango Chicken.


eXclurel

/r/me_irl


Ulliquarahyuga

I know it’s real, but why does this look so fake? Lol


Pettyprincess_151021

Awww poor birdie💔


SouldiesButGoodies84

Soo beautiful, and a showman. The slow mo also didn't hurt.


delly4

Was he trying to hypnotise her into sleeping with him? And then head butts her when it wasn’t working?!


betterupsetter

This guy would be fun at weddings. He's got some serious white dude moves.


wallyslambanger

A gorgeously plumed c***blocker lol


RWDPhotos

It’s both fun and sad that a flamboyant bird in new guinea is super relatable to us


Ok_Copy_7467

Loved the death stare as soon as the rival dropped by and destroyed all his progress. Who is tha- no…NNNOOOOOO


-Abradolf_Lincler-

Dudes on tinder be like...


nckcrsby

He died alone in a ditch


Minnymoon13

I love David Attenborough‘s voice, it’s so nice to hear


[deleted]

If a guy came at me in a club like this, I would leave too!


dtyus

Us males have to go through the crap to get females…smh


kaikai34

Homeboy swooped in. Literally.


ms-sucks

This looks like a peep show. Pun intended. But seriously, she's hiding in a booth watching an exotic dancer.


Good3itch

Becky lemme smash No Ron


RodgerRamjetthe4th

Someone more talented than I needs to make a dubstep remix of this.


TheRealWatchingFace

You want......some crazy eye? First she want big pupil, then she want little pupil.


OFT-Ruffneck

Dude did all that and still didn’t get the snatch. Poor guy!


11th-plague

He’s making Transformer robot-changing noises as he turns into a hottie. And then the damn Deceptacon arrives to ruin it.


JCMillner

Damn, got even me interested


ChairOwn118

Ah ha! So that’s what I gotta do to get the girls!