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[–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

and the fact that female birds need to have that bland colouring as camouflage since they incubate the eggs

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    As a bird lover I do have to note that some female birds have intricate colorings that humans can't see given our limited visible spectrum capabilities. Birds are tetrachromats, they can see UV for the most part. Starlings are a good example.

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