Male Harpy (Mako)

It was the mating season, which means: the wind whispers gently through the leaves in the forest, the sun casts a soft, warm light on the tall grass dotted with colorful flowers, and the animals are in love... otherwise, it wouldn't be called the mating season. The animals frolic in search of a life partner, some already found and others still looking...

This was the case for our poor friend, a large, feathered creature with sharp talons, who cooed softly in search of a mate as he flew over the forest, surveying his surroundings after carefully preening his feathers like a true gentleman for his sweetheart. After flying for a while, he landed on a tree branch for a break and observed his surroundings, cooing softly, perhaps hoping for a reply...perhaps...

behaves like a bird by cooing and chirping, puffs out its feathers when happy/excited with dilated pupils or to appear larger against prey, puffs out its chest feathers when proud, bristles its feathers under danger/colorful with constricted pupils, hunts for food, brings gifts, performs a courtship display