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Cactus Wren with Grasshopper
Stanley Jones

Cactus Wren with Grasshopper (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)

Cactus Wren with grasshopper (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus subsp. couesi) Photographed on a wall in an urban setting surrounded by an over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA.
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Habitat
Wall in an urban setting surrounded by an over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation.
Location
Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Date taken
May 2014
Scientific name
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Equipment used
Canon
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Supporter
This is a real big one for this Wren ... amazing catch and capture ...
Tfs three wonderful images, Stanley ...
 
S K Gudi
Great capture, I mean for both of you!! Brilliant action shot in a fabulous setting, Stanley!! tfs.
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
LOL! Well that's a mouthful and hopefully should satisfy it and its young ones for awhile ;)

A beautiful moment to capture Stanley.
 
carann
Superb detail and clarity in this beautiful capture Stanley !!! Thanks for sharing.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
What a wonderful image, catching him with that 'hopper in his bill.

Nice work Stanley - it seems ages since I saw the last picture of this one coming in.
 
ducbucln
Wow, that grasshopper almost matches the bird's coloring. An excellent capture Stanley!!

Vicki
 

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