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| Cactus Wren, AZ State Bird |
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| Cactus Wren Gymnastics |
In Anne's simplified bird world, males are
either much more brightly colored than the females
or both sexes look the same.
Cactus wrens fly into the latter category.
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| Verdin |
You guessed it! Both sexes look the same in the
verdin.
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| Pyrrhuloxia, male |
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| Pyrrhuloxia, female |
Pyrrhuloxias, on the other hand, are sexually dimorphic. (That's your word of the day.)
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| Broad-billed hummingbird, male |
Broad-billed hummingbirds also exhibit sexual dimorphism. And, writing of hummingbirds, don't forget to come to a banding session. Next one is Saturday, 30 April, sunrise plus 5 hours. Lots of birds (including some rarely-seen-in-Sabino-Canyon
Broad-tailed hummingbirds) and visitors today (April 16). All of these beautiful photos by Ned Harris.
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