Captured in the evening ligh in Whitemud Creek ravine.

Tags:   townsend's solitare Turdidae (Thrushes) North American Birds Animals Birds ( Class Aves) Vertabrates (Chordata) Townsend's Solitare

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Send in the scout. The Mistle thrush is very skittish and is the first to come back to the blind after human activity. We were told to be very quite and hold off shooting until it had settled. Once it was comfortable, the other types of thrushes start to come in. It's wariness is justified as they are hunted in Spain.

Tags:   bird Spanish Birds 2017 2018 Mistle Thrush

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Very similar markings to the mistle thrush. In the field , it was easier as the Song thrush was noticable smaller than the Mistle Thrush. Much harder to distinguish when looking at the photos later.

Tags:   bird Spanish Birds 2017 2018 Song Thrush

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These are very shy birds. I had seen this one on a cliff near where we live back in January. I have read that the are quite territorial and will return to their favorite perch often. I have returned several times and today I got lucky. He came by for about 5 seconds and that was long enough!

Tags:   bird Blue Rock Thrush Spanish Birds 2017 2018

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Note the ice on the pond. It was -5C overnight in the mountains.

Tags:   Ring Ouzel - Turdus alpestris Spanish Birds 2017 2018 bird

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