He seemed to be trying to get to the female on the ground.
It happens to everyone, male or female, at some point every week.
They attach themselves to the female and will not let go.
All he asked from life was to be allowed access to females and game fish!
Young birds are similar to females but have less black.
We shift the perspective from the male to the female.
They are used to hold on to the female during mating.
That set of responses is enough to guide them to the female.
Males call to potential females over the course of several days to months.
Many start out as males and later change to females.