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Lauren@tinylongwing.bsky.social |
A young male American Redstart, for "Lies" in the 2019 Month of Love prompt list. For their first year, these little guys look a lot like females but for a few scattered black feathers, seen here on the head. He's bent to his right to preen his feathers, showing his fanned tail. (1/2) 🎨🪶🐡
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Lauren
@tinylongwing.bsky.social
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The question is, why delay plumage maturation? Most new world warblers get adult-like plumage quickly, even in males. Hypotheses range from decreasing aggression from older males to sneaking copulation with females early, but also, this species is highly territorial on winter grounds & fights (2/3)
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Sini💜
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Their feathers look so good!
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