Spotted Towhee on Orange Flowers
by Janette Boyd
Title
Spotted Towhee on Orange Flowers
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/digital
Description
Photo of Spotted Towhee, perching on orange miniature mums while feeding.
Original image of orange miniature mums and then layered second image of towhee into first image, using Corel Paintshop.
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A towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the genus Pipilo or Melozone within the family Emberizidae. Towhees typically have longer tails than other emberizids. Wikipedia
Size & Shape
A large sparrow with a thick, pointed bill, short neck, chunky body, and long, rounded tail.
Color Pattern
Male Spotted Towhees have jet-black upperparts and throat; their wings and back are spotted bright white. The flanks are warm rufous and the belly is white. Females have the same pattern but are warm brown where males are black. In flight, look for white corners to the black tail.
Behavior
Spotted Towhees hop over the ground beneath dense tangles of shrubs, scratching in leaf litter for food. They also climb into lower branches to search for insects and fruits, or to deliver their quick, buzzy song. Towhees can fly long distances, but more often make short, slow flights between patches of cover.
Habitat
Look for Spotted Towhees in open, shrubby habitat with thick undergrowth. Spotted Towhees are also at home in backyards, forest edges, and overgrown fields.
Courtesy of http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spotted_Towhee/id
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October 30th, 2014
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