This gent creeps out from the forest edge from time to time in a quick raid on the bird feeder.
buddhasghost Member 103 posts Joined Mar 2006 More info | May 24, 2007 21:48 | #1 This gent creeps out from the forest edge from time to time in a quick raid on the bird feeder. http://www.flickr.com/photos/18092121@N00/
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racketman Cream of the Crop  More info | May 24, 2007 23:19 | #2 not heard of these birds before - amazing 'redeye' I mean red eyes. Toby
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Postiemon Member 200 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, On. Canada More info | May 25, 2007 17:55 | #3 Although you haven't stated where, what country, you are shooting in, this appears to be an Eastern Towhee as opposed to a Spotted Towhee.The range is quite different and the Easterns always have red eyes.
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philc123 Goldmember  2,406 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK More info | Nice shot, great eye!! Regards Phil
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canonloader Cream of the Crop  More info | May 25, 2007 18:58 | #5 Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. Did he just tuck the whole feeder under his feathers? He's a fatty. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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dancinec Cream of the Crop  8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | May 25, 2007 20:26 | #6 Yours has a different coloration pattern than ours, was there any white on the front? I just want to show you the comparison in color.
Dennis
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Thanks for the views guys.This fellow was shot in the Puget Sound region of Western Washington state, between the Cascade foothills and southern Puget Sound, and is indeed a Spotted variety :>  http://www.flickr.com/photos/18092121@N00/
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D.C. Goldmember 1,156 posts Likes: 10 Joined Apr 2006 Location: Montana More info | May 25, 2007 22:34 | #8 Wow. Cool birds! Love the red eye. Never saw one of these before. Duane
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. Color variations are more than likely due to lighting and "in camera" settings.His chest is white, as you can see from this shot: 