FLYINTROPICAL: bird and birder

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

I simply can't live without birds and birders... living in the MCZ dream!

Jen said...: What kind of birds are they? They look like the ones in my backyeard...; 6:47 PM
BLUEANGLER said...: Hey Jen,

good spotting... it's House Finches...
check out male's coloration, from pale yellow to deeo red, huge variation make them a idea species to study sexual selection. : ); 5:45 AM
Jen said...: Dear Mark,

Do you know when I just googled "house finch sexual selection", Edwards Lab come up as the 8th hit from the top (Dr. Hill's paper in 94 was the first hit!). Amazing...; 7:06 PM
BLUEANGLER said...: Ha... indeed! They are the best! : ); 1:59 PM