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Brown Thrasher in the Horse Sugar Tree
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KC Foggin

Brown Thrasher in the Horse Sugar Tree (Toxostoma rufum)

The Thrashers especially love this tree because it gives them a place to hide in the winter months.
Brown Thrashers are exuberant singers, with one of the largest repertoires of any North American songbird.
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Habitat
Scrubby fields, dense regenerating woods, and forest edges are the primary habitats of Brown Thrashers. They rarely venture far from thick undergrowth into which they can easily retreat.
Location
Backyard, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Date taken
February, 2021
Scientific name
Toxostoma rufum
Equipment used
Nikon D90, SIGMA 80-400/4.5-5.6 DG OS. plus a 1+1/4 extender. Hand held
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fantastic closeup of this beautiful thrasher, KC, with excellent details and colors, a real beauty, many tfs!!
 
Chris G6 UXU
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A lovely detailed close up, pose, setting, lighting and capture KC, lovely job and many tfs.
 
peterow
A brilliant well taken colourfully lit and close up capture KC. A great shot, well done.
 
delia todd
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They have such neat spots these, don't they.

You've a fabulous picture of this thrasher KC - thanks for letting us see him lass.
 

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