I saw this beautiful bird near my feeder this week. He is not a normal visitor to my yard. Once again I relied on my camera’s zoom feature to get a good look at him. I was able to identify him as a Brown Thrasher. Cornell Lab of Ornithology has good information on the Brown Thrasher and also has song recordings. Click on the link above for more on this beautiful bird.
Many of the Cornell Lab’s Bird Cams give you views into the newly-hatched baby birds. Here’s a link to the Red-tailed Hawks. Across the top of the page you can find more live bird cams to visit. Cornell Lab Bird Cams/Red-tailed Hawks.
Nice capture 🐤🐦🐧
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Thanks, my zoom is the only way I am able to see some of these shy birds.
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Oh he IS pretty–very nice shot!
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Thanks, I couldn’t tell the details making him up until I downloaded the photograph. I love having a zoom…makes bird-watching easier.
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That is a treat!
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I could watch those live videos all day! I’m so glad they share them with us. 🙂
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I love them too. I am always astonished at how fast the baby birds grow.
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Good shot! I’ve seen the brown thrasher here in the mountains and used to see it on Long Island.
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I enjoyed reading that often the beautiful birdsong we hear is an unseen brown thrasher.
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Another similar bird is the thrush. I saw one once when he didn’t know I was looking at him. His song is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard. He looks a bit like the brown thrasher.
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I love bird song. We have one that gets his days and night mixed up and once in a while, in the middle of the night, we will hear a burst of song.
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I wonder if that is a mockingbird. My mom told me they sometimes sing at night.
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I’m not sure…perhaps…and I’ve seen some mockingbirds around the yard. Their songs are sublime…unless you are trying to sleep, but even so…it’s a strange kind of mixed blessing.
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