The juveniles fish
just as energetically as the adults but one time when a juvenile surfaced
instead of a fish in its beak it was holding a piece of flimsy rag.
Whilst clutching the rag tightly the juvenile turned to one of his siblings
and rose up out of the water. I was astonished to then observe the pair
of them go through the actions of the adults courtship display. From
twenty feet this was a unique and very exciting experience made all
the more frustrating by the slow buffer speed on my camera. A good thirty
seconds went by, their heads like clockwork turning from side to side
before the pair dropped back down low into the water and the show was
over. With my heart racing I was all too aware that I had seen something
quite astonishing, something rarely witnessed much less photographed
before and I could only pray that my photographs were any good.
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