I have taken a few photos this year of Eastern Towhee’s, but I have never been able to get close enough to get a great capture.

This time was different. We saw this one in this dead tree (see the second photo). It was a long shot, but I snapped a few photos as we hiked. I was farily certain that it was a towhee, but I wanted to confirm it, so I played some of their common calls using my iPhone. That is when it got interesting. This bird flew right over to us .. and after a few low, fast passes, it landed in a tree right beside me. I shot the 1st photo. Wow, how cool.

~ Rick

NOTE: If you are interested, the app I used to play the bird call is ibirdpro. That is a link to the iOS App Store. Its my favorte tool and I use it most days when I hike and photograph birds. It is a great tool for birders.

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