1 Bluegill Courtship - a photo on Flickriver

The male covered her with his body next. What should be happening here is that she is laying eggs & he is releasing sperm to fertilize them. This process is called spawning. He is twice her size and using his body to block my view.
Male & Female Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
White Rock Lake, Dallas
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com

Taken on: July 24, 2019

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Camera: Olympus E-3, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, 165mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	165mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.1
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