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uwmspeccoll · 8 months
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A Catbird/Towhee Feathursday
The Catbirds have been meowing under our windows of late, but the Towhees have been fairly inconspicuous this summer. There are a variety of catbird and towhee species around the globe, but in our neck of the woods we have the Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) and the Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus). The Catbird is in the family Mimidae along with Mockingbirds and Thrashers, while the Towhee is a sparrow in the large Passerellidae family of New World Sparrows.
We present these brilliant chromolithographs of the Gray Catbird and the Eastern Towhee (referred to here as the Towhee Bunting) from Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States by Thomas G. Gentry and published by J. A. Wagenseller of Philadelphia in 1882, which includes chromolithographs of around 50 paintings of North American birds, eggs, and nests by the American naturalist painter Edwin Sheppard. Eastern Towhees typically nest on or near the ground, which Sheppard depicts here.
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occasionallybirds · 2 years
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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
September 26, 2022
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania
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na-bird-of-the-day · 11 months
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BOTD: Gray Catbird
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Photo: Doug Greenberg
"Rather plain but with lots of personality, the Gray Catbird often hides in the shrubbery, making an odd variety of musical and harsh sounds -- including the catlike mewing responsible for its name. At other times it moves about boldly in the open, jerking its long tail expressively. Most catbirds winter in the southern United States or the tropics, but a few linger far to the north if they have access to a reliable source of berries or a well-stocked bird feeder."
- Audubon Field Guide
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noybusiness · 2 months
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Neat Pictures
Out of several pictures I generated with Meta AI today, I really liked these two:
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sonic-zombie · 3 months
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When people talk about going into the woods and hearing human-like voices spooky style I'm convinced it's just birds. Lots of birds are good as hell at mimicry.
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yescrazycatlady10 · 10 months
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The Catbirds Do Not Like Me Near There Nest! 🐦
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herpsandbirds · 1 month
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White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris), family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, found in New Guinea
This bird is in the Bowerbird family.
photograph by Martien Uiterweerd
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rjptalk · 2 years
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BIRDS BEFORE THE RAIN
BIRDS BEFORE THE RAIN
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brooklynbridgebirds · 4 months
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Gray Catbird Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
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catbirdart · 2 months
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wip, this lighting set up is messing with my head :'-)
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possumnest · 1 year
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some bird commissions from april!
[ grey catbird, atlantic puffin, australian pelican, and big gulp the california condor! ]
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hoot-alex · 1 year
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nemfrog · 9 months
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Catbird. Real bird tales. 1924.
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vindicia · 1 year
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THE LAST GUARDIAN (2016)
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fisheito · 13 days
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rei calling blade a treasure on main
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herpsandbirds · 1 month
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White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris), family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, found in New Guinea
This bird is in the Bowerbird family.
photograph by Steven Lee
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