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Where Is Everyone?


Where Is Everyone?
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Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1684 W: 8 N: 4321] (14053)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, 1.5 Teleconverter
Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-21 8:15
Viewed: 412
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There is a large group of teenaged thrashers like this one. Either they don't mind the intense heat and the strong hot breezes or they are too young to know better but they are just about the only birds not grabbing food and then running into the shade. They can be seen on tops of trees and bushes practicing their beautiful singing. They are mimics like the Mockingbirds and are wonderful to listen to.

Curve-billed Thrasher

The Curve-billed Thrasher is generally 25 to 28 cm (10 to 12 inches) in length, slender in build with a long tail, and a long, curved, sickle-shaped bill. It is pale grayish-brown above with lighter-colored underparts that are vaguely streaked. The tips of the tail are streaked with white, and the sides of the tail are a darker color than its back. The eye of an adult is usually a vivid orange or red-orange, although immature birds have a yellow eye.

The Curve-billed Thrasher is found commonly throughout the deserts and brush-filled areas of the south-western United States, from about the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and across New Mexico to west Texas, as well as most of Mexico, from the Sonoran-Chihuahuan Deserts and south through the Mexican Plateau to regions south of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in south-central Mexico.

The Curve-billed Thrasher most often roosts in a tall tree or spiny vegetation, preferring a cactus. The nest is a loosely woven cup made of thorny twigs. The female lays 2 to 4 eggs, which are bluish-green and speckled with brown. The eggs are incubated by both sexes, and hatch after about thirteen days. The young will leave the nest after 14 to 18 days after hatching.

The Curve-billed Thrasher feeds on ground-dwelling insects, as well as seeds, and berries. It often pushes out Cactus Wrens in its area.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-21 8:20]

Hello Jane

Another beautiful avian shot to add to your aviary.
The AZ blue sky is brilliant and makes an impressive backdrop.
Lovely eye detail and colour.
Excellent view of this teenaged thrasher.
The plumage shows well as well as the beak too.
Great pov.
TFS
Rob

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1015 W: 5 N: 2758] (10010)
  • [2008-06-21 8:36]

Hola Prima.
This kind of birds are very integrated to the desert lands, in places were the temperature is very high and a lot of sunshine, thats why this "Pitacocha" is asking were is everybody?
Probably drinking a cold beer not to far from there.
Have a nice weekend cousin and take a lot of photos.
Luis52.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 4 N: 5163] (19674)
  • [2008-06-21 9:18]

Hi Jane . This bird looks so hot on the roof top. It stands out so well against the deep blue sky. With good detail and colour in the fetahers. well done TFS interesting notes .
Nick.
Have a good Sunday.

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 476 W: 0 N: 70] (491)
  • [2008-06-21 9:44]

Hello Jane
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Curve-billed Thrasher. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2492 W: 132 N: 7090] (22145)
  • [2008-06-21 10:07]

Hello Jane,
A great shot of a Curved-billed Thrasher on a rooftop. I like the pose and the POV shows the yellow eye and curved bill very well while he is calling. Makes me curious as to what he sounds like!
Thanks for sharing this fine image,
Ivan

Hi Jane
Perfect shot of this beauty in all aspects. TFS. Regards,
Deniz

Hello Jane
I just love these Thrashers..They are a most curious looking bird but certainly very beautiful..Perfectly taken and the ridge tiles make a lovely fg with thier curves.
All the Best from Gloomy England
Paul

Hahahaha.... Hi Sister Jane:)
What a lovely title:) Here I am:P. Perfect shot of this cute thrasher with excellent DOF and POV. I loved her ccurved and long beak:) What a cute pose:) Lovely. Great composition. TFS.
Cheers, take care my beloved Sister.
Bayram

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 200 W: 7 N: 494] (1569)
  • [2008-06-21 12:45]

Very nice image Jane,
The way he has his mouth wide open he kind of reminds me of a dog panting, when it is really hot outside.
Very sharp focused photo, nice eye contact. You can see the wind ruffling up his feathers.
Well done!! TFS.
Ron

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 0 N: 4626] (13756)
  • [2008-06-21 14:03]

Hi JAne

Great capture of this impudent looking young bird. Great detail and colours.

James

Hello Jane,

Very dood shot,nice pov.
Beautiful pose and colors of the bird.

Gert

Hi Jane, perfect capture of this beauty. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

hello Jane

excellent close-shot of the Curve-billed Thrasher,
i love your fine POV, excellent luminosity of the image
with Arizona's beautiful blue sky, superb pose of the bird
with excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 245 W: 0 N: 447] (1690)
  • [2008-06-21 22:24]

Hi Jane
Splendid shot with wonderful detail in the feathers
Pin sharp image with the thrasher standing out against the lovely blue BG
Tfs jon

A lovely shot, I love the light you've captured in its eye(It's called some light, technically, but I forget what)
Very well done!
Goldy

Hi Jane,
A lovely capture of this beautiful curve billed thrasher. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Jane, elegant bird in splendid pose with excellent sharpness and wonderful details, good colors, fantastic sky, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

Hello Jane,
Wonderful photo of this Thrasher. Amazing contrast against the deep blue sky. Excellent sharpness and colours. Great composition and pose.
Regards,
Peter

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2375 W: 164 N: 7131] (22536)
  • [2008-06-22 7:46]

Hello Jane,
I wish I had this beautiful bird singing on our roof instead of the Collared Dove that is just making a mess!! Excellent capture of this Thrasher in a fine pose. Good focus on the eye and fine details and colours. Strange how they seem to love the heat!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 4 N: 2081] (9772)
  • [2008-06-22 8:34]

Hello Jane, Very apt title for this superb shot. The clarity is just amazing. Excellent focus and composition. Well done. Ganesh

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 351 W: 3 N: 375] (1121)
  • [2008-06-22 8:43]

Hi Jane,
Magnificent capture against the blue sky.Clear details,sharpness,eyes,moment you caught,pose of bird and composition are perfect.
Thanks for posting.

Spettacolare ritratto, molto bella ed inusuale la composizione con il profilo della capo che risalta sullo sfondo azzurro del cielo, buona nitidezza e bello il particolare dell'occhio, molto belli anche i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1583 W: 242 N: 5286] (18629)
  • [2008-06-22 11:42]

Brilliant shot of this Curve-Billed Thrasher in a singing pose :-)
Very good detail in the feathers and good sharpness.
I love the solid blue BG and the DOF is great!
Well composed and a great eye-level POV.

Well done, Jane!

Joe

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 544 W: 0 N: 1338] (4443)
  • [2008-06-22 12:14]

They're great birds, and strong to resist such heat! And you're lucky to live that dryness... here, it's been raining so much lately, incredible. Montreal is sunny and here, at St.Alphonse, it's so wet and rainy. Humidity rises and mushrooms grow in the flower garden... yet, your bird is beautiful and the notes interesting and your sky is the most beautiful blue! Thank you,

Francine

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 1 N: 3970] (13358)
  • [2008-06-22 20:29]

Hello My Friend Jane,
Well I see you have continued your great images while I was away. This is a fine image with incredible eye detail. Your heat would reduce me to a puddle of grease on the sidewalk. I don't handle heat well at all. But your images bring me great pleasure, thank you Jane.
Rick

Hello Jane,
Nicely captured on this Curve-billed Thrasher with back pose to view through the plummage with it's sharpness, colour and details of it!
many thanks for the sharing and the notes
my warmest regards
Tony

Hello Jane,
Superb shot of curve-billed Thrasher on a rooftop with nice pose,this is a perfect sharp shot with great details,nice pov,
TFS.

Very good point of view in this image of a Thrasher bird, Jane.
The image is very sharp and I like the color of the bird's eye.
This POV also offers a fine view of its plumage.
TFS and regards,
Ram

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 104 N: 4592] (20421)
  • [2008-06-24 7:46]

Hello Jane, another good one from you! Great pose and composition with a very good technique, well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 24 N: 4885] (15930)
  • [2008-06-27 22:18]

Hi Jane,
Outstanding shot of this great looking Thrasher and you show a fine perspective with your chosen POV. Very neat and sharp image with perfect lighting and an awesome blue sky as BG. Excellent DOF and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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