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.
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They are a wonderful bird! I’ve seen one in a pocket park in midtown Manhattan!
I am always amazed to hear of the diversity of birds within the city–I tend to think it all sparrows and pigeons. π
I did too before I started working there!
Lovely photo! It almost seems like the bird is blending into its perch there. Great capture Mike.π
I love this bird! π
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Beautiful plumage and it has whiskers next to its beak!
Only a bird photographer would notice details like the whiskers. π Thanks, Chris.
One of my favorite birds!
Terrific photograph, Mike. Like you, I usually see them in dense cover.
It was a pretty lucky shot, Wally, especially considering I was shooting with a 180mm lens at the time. π