Date: 10/15/26 9:38 am From: flyingcarlini via groups.io <flyingcarlini...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] normal juvenile downy?
Great photo, thanks for pointing that out. Sibley has inset illustrations showing that red extension on both Downy and Hairy juvs. Wild that evolution produced juvs more brightly colored than their parents - gotta wonder how that came about.
-Shari Schwartz, Lincoln
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 07:14:42 PM CDT, Gordon Warrick via groups.io <prubinus...> wrote:
In this photo taken in spring of 2025, I just now noticed that the red on the male juvy extends much further towards the front than depicted in the Peterson Field Guide. Is this a characteristic of a juvenile male, so that the red will recede further back and narrow in adult plumage?
