What's that dance called that drakes do after mating?

[duckluck]

Another dance is the "funeral dance"...a duck dies and the others dance around it in a circle, making different noises like they are chanting, and they bob their heads in and out towards the deceased. Sort of reminds me of the "ghost dance" done by the Native Americans depicted at Wounded Knee in the movie "Hidalgo". Kinda creepy when ducks do it. I have seen this happen two or three times now.

 

[Nebraskagirl]

What's really weird is when the female does it, too.

YES! I totally noticed that too. Oh my goodness, ok, my two are not abnormal. Whew!

 

[Nebraskagirl]

And the girls act so coy, bobbing their heads as they swim up to a drake. The hussies will even stretch out their necks in blatant invitation.

I got a stock tank so my ducks could actually dive and do some submarine swimming. Joyful pairs of ducks swoosh and dive and stand and flap.... And then somebody bobs a head.....

I laughed out loud when I read this. Same thing here. They will be swimming along, playing, relaxing and that ONE head bob...it is all downhill after that....