Green-tailed Towhee high up on Bountiful Canyon – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
Last week while heading up the Skyline Drive of Bountiful Canyon this Green-tailed Towhee was singing on top of a shrub. It might be a Utah Serviceberry.
I was surprised when the towhee hung around for about 2 minutes, in my experience these ground skulking birds haven’t hung around all that long with my lens pointed at them.
I do wish the tail were more visible and less obstructed by the leaves of the shrub but I am always happy to see and photograph this Green-tailed Towhee and I truly enjoyed its song too.
Life is good.
Mia
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Thank you all, I am always happy to see this species out in the open and to get photos of them is the icing on the cake.
Great photo!.. also intrigued by the origin of the shrub name ‘serviceberry’
You got nice eye contact here, Mia. I have only seen this species twice. They really are handsome birds.
Nice shot Mia! Great bird.
Having only seen one Green-tailed Towhee, I would be happy to just observe one again. This is a gorgeous shot Mia! The blue sky and the green leaves really set off the bird’s subtle colors. I like the tail being partially hidden to, it’s like a little teaser 😉
very sharp details and good composition like that, nice picture mia =))
have a nice day ☼
Look at the expression on its face! What a great shot!
Nice. Agreed re: I’ll take it where I can get it. Charming bird, very dapper.
Towhees are one of my most fav. I am lucky to have the Green-tailed visit my back yard! Beautiful shot!!
You can really see the green tail in this shot….good one!
Love these guys, great close up shot