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Pipilo erythrophthalmus
This eastern towhee has red eyes. Some have white eyes. This male loves to sing in the mornings. The male also does most of the feeding of the young. A black bird with red brown sides and white belly. Long black tail and white tip.
This eastern towhee was spotted in the marsh raking up leaf litter for insects and seeds and then hopping in a tree to sing his morning song. Shepard State Park, Gautier, Mississippi
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