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While the female selects twigs of the correct size, the male arrives and gets in the way, or is he just showing her how to do it?
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Then he spies an ideal branch, a little out of reach, but worth the effort...
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Struggling with his contribution the female looks away, unimpressed by his bravado.
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He realises he has bitten off more than he can chew - unable to fly off with the cumbersome branch...
...he eventually selects a smaller, fallen twig and flies off...
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Meanwhile back at the nest, the female finds an intruder... a prehistoric-looking fledgling from a nearby nest, temporarily resting on the developing structure following a practice flight around the canopy.
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