So, for a while I have identified with the term Kafean, and just started getting some brown themed pronouns. I also believe I am brown colourkin. I identify as nonbinary with a very negative relationship with human femininity. But I know that if I ever turned into an animal, I'd be comfortable as a biological female. I am also a bird.
When I see birds with a brown speckled colouration, I find myself drawn to them. Pair of ducks, a hawk, a finch. There's some birds I believe are my theriotypes, but numerous birds are also me in a different way I could never pin down.
What struck me today is the fact that in many birds, being brown is literally a marker of femininity. It's a way, at least in the small birds I know of, of presenting that you:
Unfortunately, this carries over into plenty of other brown speckled birds, including male birds. Why, if gender is important, do guy brown birds register as me?
I think because colour for a bird is also a marker of identity, at least on a human level. A russet sparrow is what it is because of its colour. I am what I am on multiple levels because of my colour. It's the physical side of identity.
In conclusion:
My speckles, spots, barred areas and shades of brown, are as important to me as your chest, piercings, clothes, and tattoos.