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It's not all about the males
Birding has a bit of a misogynistic attitude when it comes to celebrating the bright or gold colors of male birds. Everyone loves the pizzazz. We know that. The male rose-breasted grosbeak is a real sparkler when it comes to that. But consider the female, for one. The strong facial pattern in chocolate tones is remarkably beautiful. They "eyebrow." The subtle chest streaks. If the females weren't around for the males to court, nothing happens anyway. The species fades into extinction. Their colors are there for a specific purpose: to keep female birds safe as they go about making nests, brooding eggs, and raising young. The males pitch in by feeding nestlings, but I've seen the females making the nest with that prodigious beak. They weave fine material around branches, fill them in with other twine, and build a cup worthy of a great architect. Let's hear it for the females. It's not all about the males. #birds #birding #birder #birdwatching #nature #outdoors #art #photography
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