Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thrashers are in the Mimidae family and are New World only. The thrushes are family Turdidae, found through much of the world. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/> > On May 2, 2020, at 8:32 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Jim, > That a good shot. The bird looks very similar to our thrush over here, but > isn't I presume. I'll have to look it up as I'd never heard of them > before. > > Douglas > Who has just been planting up sunflower seeds myself > > On 02/05/2020 04:09, Jim Nichols wrote: >> I normally see the Thrashers on the other side of the house, in the >> Rhododendron bushes, but late Thursday afternoon, I spotted this one >> checking for sunflower seeds that had fallen beneath the feeders. They >> are constantly in motion, pounding the seeds into the ground to crack >> them. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200430-P4301298.JPG.html >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information