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from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 13 Jul 12:08
https://mander.xyz/post/33921021

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sirico@feddit.uk on 13 Jul 12:45 next collapse

Pastels are in

BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works on 13 Jul 14:25 collapse

Only for male fashion. For the ladies, brown is in. <img alt="Female tit-warbler showing brown coat" src="https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/d6d65742-3394-4cee-a7c0-b521352f41f1.jpeg">

Spacehooks@reddthat.com on 13 Jul 14:34 collapse

Its functional beauty Maximizing stealth

BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works on 13 Jul 16:41 collapse

And it’s highly effective!

Predation accounts for a relatively low rate of nest failure: only 34% compared to an average of 80% for birds in similar habitats. This may be enabled by their well camouflaged nests, or simply the lack of local predators.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-browed_tit-warbler

Spacehooks@reddthat.com on 14 Jul 01:19 collapse

Wow thats insanely below average.

Lussy@hexbear.net on 13 Jul 13:01 next collapse

Hummingbirds are close

Kaput@lemmy.world on 13 Jul 15:37 next collapse

Girls fart butterflies, unicorn fart these guys.

Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone on 13 Jul 16:38 next collapse

I thought for sure this had to have the saturation cranked up (very common when people post colorful birds), but the pic is straight from the Macauly Library and, if anything, underplays the fine details of the colors due to the image degradation.

youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world on 13 Jul 18:14 next collapse

Look I love warbling tits as much as the next guy, but ornithologists are the horniest scientists in the game.

swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 13 Jul 21:10 next collapse

Weird, that was my nickname in high school

Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works on 14 Jul 02:09 collapse

Tit Warbler? Me too!

UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 13 Jul 21:24 next collapse

Look Raymond, a white-browed tit-warbler.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip on 14 Jul 09:20 collapse

Can we talk about the “tit-warbler” part?