The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. - Mark Twain
With that shallow approach, can males really be termed better? Also - females always more beautiful than males?
NO is the answer to both questions. In the avian world, males are sometimes stunningly more beautiful than the females...
I have come across many examples of the male birds being truly awesome ,,,
While a lot of bird species are not so dimorphic (males appearing very similar to females), in some birds, the difference is very stark. Males carry a vibrant color and pattern while the females are relatively very drab...
Here are a few examples:
Asian Paradise flycatcher:
The male is really beautiful with it's long graceful forked tale and prominent head crest..
The lady, in comparison, looks quite ordinary with a short tail...
Not only does the male have more grace, to top it all, they also can have a lovely white morph.
My entry for #SMaP 160
Due to its angelic white color and graceful long tail, this is one my most favorite male birds and hence, my entry for #SMaP 160
Red avadavat
You have seen the following pictures of the Red avadavat in my previous posts but I am including here again to point out a major example of dimorphism in a species of bird.
The male looks so impressive with its fiery red color and dotted pattern...
Mrs. Red avadavat is not even Red actually. She sports a sort of pale yellow and grey coat.
Her bright red beak, as if she has put on lipstick, is the only saving grace n her appearance.
Streak throated woodpecker
The male carries a flamboyant red crown and sets him apart from the rather drab black capped female...
The female is nowhere close in terms of the pattern on the body and her color is too, a bit pale.
Do you agree?
Pea-fowl
The male Pea-fowl, the Peacock is the ultimate in handsomeness in the bird world. Sporting a classy head crown and a long tale with shimmering green/blue feathers, adorned with an attractive eye like pattern, this male never fails to catch the eyes of the world...
The Peahen, by comparison, is so very drab that I have never even felt like clicking her picture. She totally lacks the tail and has none of the bright blue coloring on the body either.
I realize that I should not discriminate based on beauty in my wildlife photography but to me, photography is all about capturing beauty - so, apologies for missing out this one.
I will correct my mistake and by the time @nelinoeva challenges us to show female birds, I will hopefully have a picture of a Peahen too.😀
That is all I have for now on this subject. So - tell me, do you think males are better than females? At least in appearance in Bird community?😀😀😀
Please feel free to comment and let me know your views. Also - please let me know if you liked the clicks.
A big thank you for support
Thanks to c/hive-106444 (Feathered friends community) for providing this wonderful opportunity to present my experience and photographs. Thanks to @barbara-orenya and @melinda010100 for all the support and encouragement to this community. Special thanks to @nelinoeva also for the wonderful contest and Author of the week initiatives.
Thanks to HIVE for this wonderful platform. Thanks also to @adalger and @dna.org for encouraging me by recognizing some of my posts as worthy of Densifying nature project.
Further, thanks to Amazing nature community for welcoming me and showing me their love on some of my posts.
Note: All images and collages in this blog are created by me, based on photos clicked by me personally and/or free vector images from Pixabay. Any other sources, if used, are indicated as image credits below the picture.
Quotes used, if not credited, are either from unknown authors or are proverbial old sayings.
