No, this has nothing in common with "Muskrat Love" sung by the Captain and Tenile in the 1970s!! :) This is a photographic look at the courtship and mating behavior of the Black-necked Stilt.

The female Black-necked Stilt signals her readiness to mate by assuming a head-down posture.		After receiving the proper visual cue, the male Black-necked Stilt mounts the female.
The actual act of copulation takes but just a few brief seconds.		Immediately after the male dismounts the female, the Black-necked Stilt pair briefly cross bills in an act of sublime tenderness.

Although not pictured in this series (my compact flash card was full!), the Black-necked Stilt pair perform a post-mating ceremonial walk, side-by-side and in step with each other.