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Towhee Still Here: W/Pic
Finally got a quick photo of the Eastern Towhee who has been feeding on the ground in my backyard. I thought it was a he, but it's hard to tell because of the poor lighting. I am thinking female now. What say you?
More on Eastern Towhees here.
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Tom, You are never wrong!
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I see brownish; I see blackish: for better lighting we could only wish-ish. But I think the brownish wins by a hair (whoops–feather) I’ll go for female-ish and be wrongish, as usual.
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Females are brown on top.
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Nice Jim. And yes–it appears to be a female…
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Deedeeburnside
Tom, You are never wrong!
Tom Burr
I see brownish; I see blackish: for better lighting we could only wish-ish. But I think the brownish wins by a hair (whoops–feather) I’ll go for female-ish and be wrongish, as usual.
Deedeeburnside
Females are brown on top.
Rob
Nice Jim. And yes–it appears to be a female…