Photography of Birds – Set # 152

Set # 152

Eastern Towhee (M & F)

: Eastern Towhee (M)

: Eastern Towhee (F)

Eastern towhees typically nest on or near the ground. Several literature reviews note the predominance of eastern towhee nests below 5 feet (1.5 m). In a study of cowbird parasitism on Sanibel Island, all 5 eastern towhee nests located were within 6 feet (1.8 m) of the ground. Nests as high as 18 feet (5.5 m) have been reported in literature reviews. Nests higher off the ground in mixed aspen stands of varying ages in Pennsylvania had significantly (p<0.001) lower nest success. Of 13 unsuccessful eastern towhee nests, 11 were greater than 1-foot (0.30 m) above the ground.

© HJ Ruiz – Avian101

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11 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 152”

bayphotosbydonna on October 11, 2020 at 7:58 am said:

Love both of these shots, HJ! The Mrs is keeping an eye on you!! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on October 11, 2020 at 4:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Donna. 🙂
  
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Prior... on October 11, 2020 at 8:43 am said:

The green in both photos has such a different way of backstopping each bird – nice pair of photos and of course lovely birds

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- H.J. for avian101 on October 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Ivette. 🙂
  
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  - Prior... on October 11, 2020 at 5:50 pm said:
    
    😊☀️
featheredfiends on October 11, 2020 at 12:08 pm said:

Love the shot of the female looking behind her, amazing photo 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on October 11, 2020 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Marianne. 🙂
  
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mihrankalaydjianblog on October 11, 2020 at 4:43 pm said:

these are wonderful shots, and each of them brings different characters in our journey.

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- H.J. for avian101 on October 11, 2020 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Mihran. 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild on October 11, 2020 at 9:49 pm said:

Nesting so close to the ground seems counter productive as you’re so much closer to the mouths of predators, but it seems to work for them?

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- H.J. for avian101 on October 11, 2020 at 10:32 pm said:
  
  They don’t seem to have a problem. They hide in bushes that are thick and the predators can’t get to them. Thanks, D. 🙂
  
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