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- From: tonyz@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Tony Zugates)
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 21:59:18 GMT
- Subject: Dull birds here....
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- While visiting the East Coast last year, I noticed quite a number of
- brilliantly colored birds. Red, yellow, blue... they were a joy to watch.
-
- I don't know much about birds...I watch them with my father after filling
- the feeder out back in San Diego. But it seems even here in the SF bay
- area, most birds lack brilliant colors seen in the East. I would imagine
- that because this region is considered "desert" or arid/semi-arid that
- the birds here are significantly different in color scheme, feeding habits
- etc..
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- Can anyone explain why? It seems that if birds use brilliant colors for
- mating etc that we would find them here also since there are large areas
- of forest etc.. Or is it just that they are lacking in the large uban
- areas...
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- Thanks very much.
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