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  1. 02-03-2010, 09:09 AM #1
    Ken Childs
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    Default Brown Thrasher with an extra long beak?



    Since the ground is covered with snow, this Thrasher has been visiting my seed feeder. They are so wary that I rarely get a chance at shooting them so to document its visit, I shot this through a dirty window. The beak looks extra long IMO. Is this unusual?
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  2. 02-04-2010, 10:41 PM #2
    Matthew Pontiff
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    Yes, the bill is deformed either due to damage or (more likely in this case) abnormal growth. It should close properly and be shorter than it is.

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