Thrasher below the pallid manzanita

I saw a California thrasher beneath the pallid manzanita. They are an uncommon secretive bird with a great songbook of melodies. I’ve never heard them sing whilst in the manzanita grove. I think they wanted it to be a secret that they love to eat manzanita apples!

Does their bill get polished with all that swooshing and swishing about in the duff?

Publicado el 19 de octubre de 2020 por