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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 12:01 PM Oct 2017

Here are some pics of tits, hooters and boobies.

https://gizmodo.com/backyard-bird-feeders-may-be-altering-the-course-of-evo-1819710424

Many years ago, the late evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould proposed a concept he called “punctuated equilibrium,” in which species undergo rapid bursts of evolution in reaction to a sudden environmental change. And to that point: Research published today in Science suggests that populations of great tits (Parus major) are in the midst of a punctuated equilibrium phase thanks to the relatively recent introduction of backyard feeders. Specifically, the birds are evolving longer beaks, which helps them access food, and in turn boosts their chances of reproducing and passing this fortuitous trait down to the next generation. It’s classic Darwinian natural selection in action—but at an accelerated pace.




Two great tits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_tit




A pair of hooters.
http://www.memidex.com/hooter+bird-of-prey




Some nice boobies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_booby









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Here are some pics of tits, hooters and boobies. (Original Post) DetlefK Oct 2017 OP
I love tits, hooters and boobies SonofDonald Oct 2017 #1
Love the blue-footed booby. The biggest owl I've ever seen in my life rotates between perching on a hlthe2b Oct 2017 #2
Not enough chick pics in this thread ! eppur_se_muova Oct 2017 #3
Great tits ... PDittie Oct 2017 #4
I've seen better... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #5

hlthe2b

(102,188 posts)
2. Love the blue-footed booby. The biggest owl I've ever seen in my life rotates between perching on a
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 12:16 PM
Oct 2017

very tall major power pole to the corner of a three story house that abuts the trail I walk each day. The guy must be 2 1/2 feet tall--seriously. His wing span was actually frightening at first and I'm fully accustomed to those of any number of raptors including red-tailed hawks and occasional eagle. This guy could readily dispatch with even a large adult cat. (which, along with the small pack of coyotes explains a lot of "missing small dog and cat signs along the way... sigh)

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