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Eastern Towhee
Why was the math textbook so sad?
He had a lot of problems!
Interesting Fact: The Eastern Towhee and the very similar Spotted Towhee of western North America used to be considered the same species, the Rufous-sided Towhee. The two forms still occur together in the Great Plains, where they sometimes interbreed. This is a common evolutionary pattern in North American birds ā a holdover from when the great ice sheets split the continent down the middle, isolating birds into eastern and western populations that eventually became new species. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/lifehistory )
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Once again, your blog has taught me something new! Birds that interbreed! Amazing!!
I am really glad to see that my post did that for you. I appreciate you stopping and checking out my work. Happy Blogging! š
You are a hoot with your silly jokes but I loved the info about the Towhee. I haven’t seen one yet but even our local birds are hiding in 100 degrees TX heat… Pray for me as I go to an outlet mall today (that means it is OUTSIDE). If I never blog again, the heat got me! š
I am glad you enjoy my silly jokes, and I really hope you survived your trip to the mall. Thank you very much for stopping by and sharing. Happy Blogging! š
I did survive – jeez, it was hot as Hades!
Next time just go to regular mall. š hahaha. š
You don’t understand women – I NEEDED bargains… š
Then you have to make that sacrifice then. Haha. š
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