My Little Buddy

This made my day. We were hiking when I heard an Eastern Towhee nearby. After locating him, and getting a good photo (actually the 3rd photos above), he followed us around for the next mile. I guess I was intruding on his turf.

~ Rick

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You’re Back?

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Yes, he's back. The reality is I was the one that was back. It seems that this Eastern Towhee resides at the Rangeline Road access entrance to the Stillwater Prairie Reserve. Now he seems to follow us around. Cute.

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The Lady

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A few days ago I posted photos of a male Eastern Towhee. A few days ago I saw this this female Eastern Towhee. The photo is not perfect due to some focus issues, but I wanted to share it. The female has less of the deep colors but she is beautiful.

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A Fly By

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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

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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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Towhee What?

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This is an Eastern Towhee. Frankly, I have never seen one. Teresa captured this photo while I was a 50 or 60 feet away flying my drone. I guess I should have been focusing 😂😱

We shot some video while hiking this week. Enjoy!

~ Rick

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