Oreoscoptes montanus

Sage Thrashers have long legs and tails, yellow eyes, spotted breasts and gray-brown upper parts.

Sage Thrashers Aplenty

By |2022-03-13T09:19:04-06:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are Sage Thrashers aplenty on Antelope Island State Park right now and they have been thrashing, dashing and singing their little hearts out the last three trips I have made out to the island.

Birds of Antelope Island – A Mix of Feathered Friends

By |2022-03-13T09:10:42-06:00June 28th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, Chukars, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed a mixture of the birds of Antelope Island State Park and had great fun while doing it.

One Fearless Sage Thrasher

By |2022-03-13T09:12:49-06:00April 7th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This past week I have seen a few Sage Thrashers on Antelope Island State Park and although none of them were close enough to photograph I know it won't be long before I will be able to create new images of them.

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Birds

By |2024-03-28T05:14:18-06:00January 25th, 2012|Categories: American Kestrels, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Barn Owls, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Brewer's Blackbirds, Burrowing Owls, California Gulls, Chukars, Common Ravens, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Green-winged Teals, Horned Larks, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlews, Northern Harriers, Northern Shovelers, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Rough-legged Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Utah, Western Meadowlarks, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is the third post in my series about Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park, I've saved the best (and longest) for last. The Birds! Okay, maybe they aren't the best thing about Antelope Island State Park, but I am a bird photographer and they are what I am most passionate about!

Turd Birds; errr… I mean Sage Thrashers

By |2022-03-13T09:06:35-06:00October 22nd, 2011|Categories: Davis County, Frustrations in bird photography, Humor, Sage Thrashers, Shrubs, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can't acquire focus on the Lunatic Sage Thrashers because they don't ever stay still long enough, they race around willy-nilly until dizziness forces me to stop watching them. Think Ricochet Rabbit.

Sage Thrashers

By |2022-03-13T09:05:09-06:00August 23rd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sage Thrashers are from the Mimid family. They forage mainly on the ground for insects, though they do eat berries at times.

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