Varied Thrush
December 2012 – Eugene, OR
These are normally very skittish birds. Their song is familiar to anyone who has spent time in northwest forests – a series of alternating tones, each sung after a pause of a few seconds. But, they don’t make themselves visible very often. The pair pictured here was bucking that trend a bit… perhaps it was the winter that made them less apt to fly at the first sight of people?
Varied Thrush
This female was a bit less bold than the male… both in personality and in coloration. She generally hung-back in the undergrowth.
Varied Thrush
Another view of the male, to see the coloration on his back. These birds are visually similar to one of our most common birds – the American Robin. They’re both thrushes of about the same size, and have similar colors.