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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Only for male fashion. For the ladies, brown is in. Female tit-warbler showing brown coat

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Its functional beauty Maximizing stealth

[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And it's highly effective!

Predation accounts for a relatively low rate of nest failure: only 34% compared to an average of 80% for birds in similar habitats. This may be enabled by their well camouflaged nests, or simply the lack of local predators.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-browed_tit-warbler

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 16 hours ago

Wow thats insanely below average.