30 Birds

25/ Presidio


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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single male goldfinch, in possession of great beauty, must be in pursuit of a mate.

That beautiful pursuing male is also, like the vast majority of birds, distinctly more colorful than the mate. The yellow is brighter and more abundant, and in all three of the species found in North America the males have a black cap which the females lack.

A list of the many topics brought up in this chapter can be found in Addendum.
See Photo Credits for who provided us with this magnificent image (full-size in full chapter).

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Birds treated, but not featured (see Photo Credits):