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Appreciating the Male of the Species


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In many animals, the male of the species is more vividly colored and visually appealing than the female of the species in an effort to attract more and higher quality mates.

Let us take this opportunity to appreciate the male of the species for their visual appeal.

The baboon:

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In many animals, the male of the species is more vividly colored and visually appealing than the female of the species in an effort to attract more and higher quality mates.

Typical lawyer. Takes a whole paragraph to say what can be summed up in two words:  "sexual dimorphism".

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Pssst...."Cardinals" and .Grosbeaks" (Evening and Rose-Breasted) are different species.....

Oh and if you fancy any Cardinal parts, a Cooper's Hawk dismantled one in my backyard last week.

​The cardinal is a member of the grosbeak family and is often referred to as a cardinal grosbeak.

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James Audubon had a little something to say about birds from time to time, so I will go with him. 

I was just looking at this Abbeville Edition double elephant folio sized print of Audubon's Cardinal Grosbeak from Birds of America in my home this morning:

 

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Hell, even the Audubon Society doesn't call them that, and they are different genus and species.

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-cardinal

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/evening-grosbeak

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/rose-breasted-grosbeak

Interestingly, the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is in the Cardinal family, but the Evening is in the Finch family. 

Had a record 12 male Cardinals at the feeder this winter, but haven't seen my Gorsbeaks yet.

 

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In many animals, the male of the species is more vividly colored and visually appealing than the female of the species in an effort to attract more and higher quality mates.

Let us take this opportunity to appreciate the male of the species for their visual appeal.

The baboon:

 

 

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