Brown Thrasher in the open

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Brown Thrasher in the open

July 18, 2020 by Mike Powell

Usually when I see a Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), it is buried in the underbrush, so I was excited to spot this one in the open during a visit on Tuesday to Green Spring Gardens with my friend and photography mentor Cindy Dyer. Two things that always stand out to me whenever I see Brown Thrashers are their extremely long tails and their beautiful yellow eyes.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, Summer, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, brown thrasher, Canon 50D, Cindy Dyer, green spring gardens, Tamron 180mm, Toxostoma rufum | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on July 18, 2020 at 9:42 am | Reply NJUrbanForest

They are a wonderful bird! I’ve seen one in a pocket park in midtown Manhattan!
- on July 18, 2020 at 10:15 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I am always amazed to hear of the diversity of birds within the city–I tend to think it all sparrows and pigeons. 🙂
  - on July 18, 2020 at 2:17 pm NJUrbanForest
    
    I did too before I started working there!
on July 18, 2020 at 12:56 pm | Reply Suzette Benjamin

Lovely photo! It almost seems like the bird is blending into its perch there. Great capture Mike.😊
on July 18, 2020 at 3:13 pm | Reply mitzybricker

I love this bird! 🙂

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on July 18, 2020 at 5:07 pm | Reply sv-anui.com

Beautiful plumage and it has whiskers next to its beak!
- on July 18, 2020 at 5:15 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Only a bird photographer would notice details like the whiskers. 🙂 Thanks, Chris.
on July 18, 2020 at 6:39 pm | Reply Wally Jones

One of my favorite birds!
Terrific photograph, Mike. Like you, I usually see them in dense cover.
- on July 18, 2020 at 6:40 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  It was a pretty lucky shot, Wally, especially considering I was shooting with a 180mm lens at the time. 🙂