From a bird I wasn’t sure of in the last posting, to a bird even I couldn’t mistake.
Guides on free birding walks in the Phoenix area say that they’ll give you your money back if you don’t see a curve-billed thrasher.
This bird is so common and so vocal, that I actually know its call – one of a handful of birds for which I can make that claim. It’s not spectacular, but it is like an old friend. And that has a beauty all its own.
The composition in the first photo is mesmerizing. The curve-billed thrasher’s perch sets off its colours, shapes, and textures as if designed for that purpose. If it were a painting, I would have to ask, “Which did you draw first, the branches or the bird?” You certainly have the eye and the instinct to capture perfection.
Laurna – Thank you (again!). They’re great birds, and they are often obliging enough to sit out where they can be photographed.