Curve-billed Thrasher in his Home

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks:

Have had Curve-billed Thrashers living in this Cholla Cactus in our garden for the 18 years we have lived here. Blown over in a fierce Monsoon one year blowing the nest and 2 chicks into a raging torrent. However, we were able to rescued them and had the Cholla righted a couple of days later. They are a fierce bird and take no crap from even the Hawks . . .Not artistic but depicts their natural envirenment

CC's welcome and always appreciated.

Olympus E-500IS, zuiko 70-300ED
Aperture Priority
F/5.6. 1/1000s
ISO 200
-0.70eV
Auto WB
340mm focal length

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - Nice HA and eye contact - love that yellow eye. Nice habitat shot.
:)

[Alfred Forns]

.... that it does Gus !!! If you are showing the environment might show a little more.

Did real well with the light, for these would fill flash to help out with shadows !!!

[Gus Hallgren]

How about this? Birds actual color . . . .

[Gus Hallgren]

Or even this?

[Gus Hallgren]

or, maybe . . . . ??

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really nice shot all around Gus. Well framed and sharp!

[Dave Leroy]

Definitely very sharp Gus and a very nice pose. I like habitat shots.
Of the head shots I prefer the natural look to the others.

Dave

[Harold Davis]

gotta be tough to live in those thorns!! they are cool looking birds. i enjoy your thrasher images!!

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice shot I like the close-up also, great colors and spot on sharp!!

[Gus Cobos]

Uncle Gus,
You got yourself a mean looking bird. I like the natural habitat. The eye says it all. a mean determined look...:cool: