Monday, July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

I am a male White-necked Jacobin
I'm white on my neck and have a blue head and chest
My mate's white and green
She flies erratically
To distract predators away from our nest.

Location: Tandayapa, Ecuador

Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/whnjac1/cur/introduction

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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