pesfls wrote:
I did know this until the pair’s behavior piqued my curiousity. Not 100% but by far the norm is they are monogamous. The pairing can last nearly 20 years. Typical lifespan is about 18 years. So this guy is in fact a loving husband.
I have seen the males from a perch dutifully guarding the female while she builds the new spring’s nest of twigs, mosses and grasses. One never knows everything.
Always good and interesting things to learn, especially in nature. But not always good from a human perspective!