Considering I still have my bird books out, I might as well continue with the crappy bird photos... hop, hop, hop, nah, nah, nah, you can't get a good shot. This is a new sp. to Nature ID. Except for its shape, it looks nothing like the related California towhee. I like this striking bird, which reminds me more of a bolder and more colorful dark-eyed "Oregon" junco. What would be the evolutionary advantage of the dark executioner's hood that many birds seem to have?
Sunday, January 19, 2014
spotted towhee ~ 01/19/14 ~ Black Hill
Considering I still have my bird books out, I might as well continue with the crappy bird photos... hop, hop, hop, nah, nah, nah, you can't get a good shot. This is a new sp. to Nature ID. Except for its shape, it looks nothing like the related California towhee. I like this striking bird, which reminds me more of a bolder and more colorful dark-eyed "Oregon" junco. What would be the evolutionary advantage of the dark executioner's hood that many birds seem to have?
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Nice find! I'm jealous!
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