Saw oystercatchers on a Puget Sound beach this week. Their beaks are a freakish orange-red:
Oystercatchers, Whidbey Island, May 2013, by John Fleck
To which Nora commented, “evolution, wtf?”
Oystercatchers: “evolution, wtf?”
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A few thoughts from John Fleck, a writer of journalism and other things, living in New Mexico
Red beaks and googly eyes and pink legs. Lovely whistling cries as they fly around. I love them all to pieces.
I was referencing the blog WTF, Evolution, by the way. http://wtfevolution.tumblr.com/