Either Mr. doesn't get it or he's just plain not interested. She's doing all but dragging him into the box. Weird. ???
Carol P just texted, "Instead of inviting, she's telling him to back off." That makes sense. Why else would he not make a move?
Her whining scares him??
I don't think her whining scares him, I'm wondering if her whining is a communication that she is not available and that this nest box is taken??? Of course, who can tell.
In the time I've seen them together:
He brings food and I'm pretty sure she is taking it. Can't blame her there. Free food.
He does all kinds of fancy flying for her. She watches, but doesn't fly with him.
When she was on the Mercury statue, he would make his approach maybe hoping that she would be receptive. I have yet to see her lift her tail the way we've seen Beauty with Archer and Mariah with Kaver before copulation.
They do defend territory together. I've seen this a few times, including yesterday.
We do know that Pefa pairs usually become bonded pairs for life, whether with a particular falcon or a territory, is unknown. I do truly believe she considers Archer to be her bonded mate.
When Cabot-Sirocco did not return, Mariah took awhile to warm up to and accept Kaver as her mate. She may have acted very like Unity right now.
This is all just thinking out loud. Trying to make sense of what's going on.
