Whenever the white-fronted tern is mentioned, everyone must be familiar with it, why? Because it is the "brave petrel" written by Mr. Gorky. In folklore, the white-fronted tern is a model of monogamous fidelity, more loyal than the mandarin duck, and dead set on love.
In the Li River in Guilin, white-fronted terns are summer migratory birds, and every Spring Season in April, they fly across the ocean from afar to give birth to children.
The white-fronted tern is a bird of the family Ploveridae. It often inhabits grass near inland waters such as seaside beaches, lakes, rivers, and swamps. Curiously , the top of the head , nape , and eyeliner of the white-fronted tern are black in the summer , but in winter , the black color on the top of the head and back of the neck is reduced to crescent-shaped.
Before giving birth, they generally have a mate-choice ceremony. Before having sex, you must send gifts to your favorite "girlfriend" to please, otherwise the female bird will not bird you at all, and you will play a bare stick for the rest of your life.
White-fronted terns feed on fish and shrimp and aquatic insects, and especially like to eat a small white and fat fish in the Li River. In order to please the female, this male bird wants to choose a "gift" to give to the object of his choice to express his "love".
What gift is good, this gift, may be a small fish, or a small shrimp. The male bird thought for a long time, and felt that it was best to send the small fish of the Li River, and the small fish of the Li River was famous in the world!
Experts have analyzed that fish is the most favorite food of white-fronted terns, and if the male bird offers his own small fish, he can not only express his love, but also show his superb fishing skills, and of course, his strong physique. Think about it, after all, you can catch fish in the water, which means that it is very powerful.
Not long after the male bird flew out, he took a small fish and delivered it to the mouth of the female bird to prepare for "food". At this time, the female bird thought in her heart, we can't let it succeed so easily, we must test its sincerity to me.
So, the female bird pretended not to buy it, and stood proudly aside with her head on her head: don't eat, don't eat, the old lady doesn't eat your fish!
The male bird does not spare, insist on giving the female bird to eat: baby, eat a little, this Li River fish, delicious, after the sea, there is no need to eat.
After many sweet words from the male bird, the female bird was touched by its sincerity, and finally happily accepted the male bird's "gift", ate the fish, and after eating it, she stretched out and continued to wait for the male bird's fish, as if to say, the old woman has not eaten enough!
The male bird was happy to see the female bird eat the fish! Still unable to hide his joy, he raised his head and flew away with a few cries, ready to go hunting for fish to offer to the female.
After the male gave the fish for a few days, the female accepted it, and they began to live together and have sex together. Towards the end of mating, the male feeds the female fish.