here is the red eye

jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
edited June 22, 2010 in Wildlife
as you can see the red eye works a lot harder --so how can he be a sub-species.?
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2010
    :D Nice to see you post, Jeff.

    I have no idea what kind of bird this is...not from around here AFAIK.headscratch.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2010
    First one of those whatdoyoucallthems that I've seen too.

    Good capture Jeff.
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  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2010
    Rufous-Sided Towhee

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2010
    Great shot...love the red eye and the setting
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2010
    Your guy has spots on his back, and is from the west coast and probably talks funny! deal.gif
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2010
    I believe this species is called a Spotted Towhee

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Thanks for the kind comments That east coast Glen called my poor spotted towhee a sub-species. I think they have the eastern and we have the spotted and the california towhee [brown towhee] .There are 3 more but I have not seen them as yet. The spotted is harder to shoot [hides all the time] and the brown will come over and reset your WB for you ,way to easy to shoot :D Steve knows it is a spotted he has seen a few .Action shots are what I love to get and this is the best time for shots like this they fill up the bill and back to the nest
    Jeff W

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2010
    The spotted towhee is its own species. On the east coast there are two sub-species of "eastern towhee", One with red-eyes like your spotted towhee, and one with white eyes like my photo.

    I should be in your neck of the woods in a couple of weeks!
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