wood thrush

I heard this guy loooong before I saw him. He was pretty deep off the trail, and I scanned the trees several times. Finally, I caught his silhouette. Hiding in plain sight. He was around 30 yards or so off the trail. Plain looking guy with a pretty and complex song.

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Small coastal woodland, woodland creation site.

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.

I have another image of this bird showing its orange nape. It also shows the bottom of the bold white eye ring. I only mention this because I had questions about its ID.

A first time capture of this thrush for me. I've had it close to me many times in the past, but that was before I picked up a camera.

I was sitting near the woods in my backyard this past May and was pleasantly surprised by a group of Wood Thrushes that were foraging on the ground.

Didn't get much when out yesterday so posting this Wood Thrush from Magee Marsh, Ohio trip last month. Got to see 4 different Thrushes there, unfortunately only got to photograph 2 of them.

Fairly rare for New Mexico this bird was found at a migrant trap that had several rare species this day.

Still processing some photos from Ohio trip to Magee Marsh. along with warblers also saw 3 different Thrushes plus both waterthrushes. This Wood Thrush was the best of my Thrush shots I think.. lol still have a lot of photos that I haven't gone over yet...

Well the leaves are on, and making it difficult, but the birds are here. This Wood Thrush is from today. Also found two great new birding places.

Taken as a rare March snowstorm begins in Arkansas

I get serenaded every morning and evening by a pair of wood thrushes but I so rarely get to see them. They have such a beautiful song that to hear them is a delight and to catch a glimpse is just icing on the cake.

This bird looked a bit heavy on the belly. I was taking some shots of a female Hermit Thrush until it flew away. I was about to leave, when this bird landed in the same brush and posed for me. This was my first chance ever to photograph a Wood Thrush.

Wood Thrush - juvie?