Day 52: Spotted Towhee (aka Rufous-Sided Towhee, Pipilo maculatus) is a twitchy little fellow. He flicks his tail almost constantly, darting glances from side to side as if every shrub harboured a Red-Tailed Hawk on the prowl for dinner. On the ground, Towhee is even more jumpy...literally. To raise seed from the soil or in the grass, he digs in his toenails and gives a quick backward hop. He performs the same maneuver in the feeder tray, scattering seed far and wide to be picked up by others of his kind. Photographically, he's a difficult subject. Besides his nervous behaviours, he likes to stay concealed. He gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "catching the red-eye."
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Catching The Red-Eye
Day 52: Spotted Towhee (aka Rufous-Sided Towhee, Pipilo maculatus) is a twitchy little fellow. He flicks his tail almost constantly, darting glances from side to side as if every shrub harboured a Red-Tailed Hawk on the prowl for dinner. On the ground, Towhee is even more jumpy...literally. To raise seed from the soil or in the grass, he digs in his toenails and gives a quick backward hop. He performs the same maneuver in the feeder tray, scattering seed far and wide to be picked up by others of his kind. Photographically, he's a difficult subject. Besides his nervous behaviours, he likes to stay concealed. He gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "catching the red-eye."
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