when he landed on the very top branch of an old plum tree in our yard. mamma and daddy towhee were in the tree too giving instructions but i just couldn't get a shot of them. this happened while i was trying to get some shots of a buebird family nearby.
when he landed on the very top branch of an old plum tree in our yard. mamma and daddy towhee were in the tree too giving instructions but i just couldn't get a shot of them. this happened while i was trying to get some shots of a bluebird family nearby.
Love the photos and the story, merrytexan, but are you sure that it is a towhee?
I photographed a similar bird nesting by a nearby nature trail here in KY a couple of years ago, and the ID when I got back home was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Maybe the other two towhees were just trying to chase it away.
Great shots! I love them too! I have about 6 pair of resident Towhees at my place....I even see them often now up in my sunflower seed feeder trays & not just scratching the ground!