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Curve-billed Thrasher
Stanley Jones

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre oberholseri)
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Habitat
South Texas Plains vegetation area, Mesquite thicket and Tamaulipan thornscrub with planted native shrubs and wildflowers at 30 m (98 ft) elevation
Location
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2022
Scientific name
Toxostoma curvirostre
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
I can see how he got his name, Stanley. An attractive thrasher.
 
jbpixels
Amazing orange coloured eyes. A lovely capture from your day in the wetland/park.
 
bievreJJ
wonderful red eye, Stanley, a top quality portrait of this lovely thrasher, a real wowzer, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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That's a lovely looking bird... if it wasn't for the bill he would look a bit like our thrushes.... but he'd have to do something about that remarkable red eye too LOL

A fabulous picture Stanley - excellent work my friend.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
262
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
5000
Filename
Curve-billed Thrasher, Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.jpg
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Sat, 07 May 2022 8:06 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 745px

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