curve-billed thrasher

Thrasher at sunrise

Curve-billed Thrasher

I went from zero to two Thrashers on my life list that day. We saw both early on in the hike, and my companions were apologetic that only the Long-bills had stuck around and perched in the clear enough for some photos. Then just as we were almost back at the visitors' center, I spotted another...

This individual represents the first record for Northern California. It shows characters suggesting a member of the curvirostre Group which includes T. c. celsum, T. c. oberholseri, and T. c. curvirostre. Prior California records have been attributed to the palmeri Group characterized by lack of...

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre subsp. oberholseri) Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Mesquite thicket with Tamaulipan Scrub within the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 11 m (36 ft) elevation.

Not the best photo - given that I still only had a point-and-shoot camera at the time - but the bird shown here was nevertheless my first Curve-billed Thrasher (lifer #272). Seen at Dick Kleberg Park in Kingsville, Texas.

Hi Folks, I like this fierce looking Curve-billed thrasher. The Curve-billed Thrasher, which forages on the ground beneath shrubs and cacti, is about a foot in length and generally grayish brown in color. It has robust legs, feet and bill - typical of ground-foraging birds - which it uses to...

Hi Folks; Captured this Curve-billed Thrasher in a Green Valley garden. The Curve-billed Thrasher is generally 25 to 28 cm (10 to 12 inches) long, slender in build with a long tail, and a long, curved, sickle-shaped bill. It is pale grayish-brown above with lighter-colored underparts that are...

Hi Folks; Captured this Curve-billed Thrasher perched on a Prickly pear cactus in our garden. Very dull day just starting to rain. Fill flash assist he Curve-billed Thrasher is a perching bird of the thrasher group native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico. The Curve-billed...

I Folks; Another from our archives. Curve-billed thrasher atop his former home in our Cholla Cactus that was uprooted in a big monsoon this early summer. Had been there for over 20 years

Hi Folks: Converted the Curve-billed Thrasher into a digital painting using the new CS CC Oil Painting filter at its default settings.

Hi Folks: A little "Why" I'm posting these archived photos. Wed. I had crash with Win 8.1 for about the third time, so without preparing for a change, I took out my restore disks and went back to Win 7 home, installed Win 7 ultimate, and scrounged through 4 flash drives, coming across...

Hi Folks; Captured two Curve-billed Thrashers on top of the Suet holder having a ball in our garden yesterday morning under clear blue skies, 80F Flash fill assist

Hi Folks; Another capture from last night of the Curve-billed Thrasher in our Cholla Cactus where the CBT's have been living for over 20 years. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks; Even hotter today, 58F low, has been at 40F every day, probably hit 90F today. Gina's niece from Bournemouth visiting, and enjoying the pool. Captured this resident Curve-billed Thrasher in our garden early this morning.

Hi Folks: Captured this resident Curve-billed Thrasher in our garden today under bright blue sunny skies 88F with people laughing and frolicking in the pool across the street. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks; Captured this CBT perched in his Cholla Cactus late this afternoon when I heard him whistling away for company. I responded. Fill flash assist. The Curve-billed Thrasher is a perching bird of the thrasher group native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico. Wikipedia

Hi Folks: Another lovely day weather wise, sunny blue sky, 74F. Captured this Curve-billed Thrasher in his favorite Cholla cactus where the family has been in residence for over 20 years. Fill flash assist.

Hi Folks; This is our resident boss who lives in a nest we have had in our Cholla Cactus for over 20 years. I love his fierceness, and when he flies over to the suet on our Arizona Ash, everyone makes way for him. Skies are bright and sunny today, however, we have temperatures in the low 20's...

Captured this Curve-billed thrasher today under vivid blue sunny skies, 75F. 600 MM HH.h assist

Captured this permanent resident of our garden for over 20 years perched on a fence post cactus. Fill flash assist

Curved-billed Thrasher in cactus

Curved-billed Thrasher enjoying a red cactus berry.

Curve-billed Thrasher taking off from a very prickly cactus!