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Ixoreus naevius
This is a big year for Varied Thrush. This area had its share of them. What I believe is this is a juvenile by it's faded coloring and lack of fear. The adult male would be more orange and darker brown. And the female more like this bird.
Prefers woodland areas.
Not positive if this is a female or juvenile. Though judging by the behavior, such as allowing us to be less then 5 ft of it.
Spotted on Feb 15, 2015
Submitted on Feb 18, 2015
10 Comments
Beautiful bird!
Thank you James
Beautiful shots of a gorgeous subject
Thank you Karen
Marking on t he head are nice and clear. If it's a juvenile, it has nearly finished its adult molt. Still going for female, based on the width of the throat/belly band(narrow in adult, quite wide in juv)
Added another photo
Each individual is different. I"ve had the flocks panic fly when I try to take a picture from the window and lone adults let me walk right up to them
This had no fear of us. I was able to get within a few feet of it multiple times. It didn't appear sick.
Probably a female - the juvenile would have a broader, less distinctive throat band, although this one is lighter than normal- not sure if it is lighting or the individual. A local birder had a partially leucistic one at his feeder. Most winters we have them here i great numbers and the difference between male and female is subtle
Beautiful!