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Sage Thrasher Sage Thrasher perched on a seed pod of a cholla cactus. Normally, these shy medium sized birds are hiding on the ground under bushes or in tall grass. Geotagged,Oreoscoptes montanus,Sage thrasher,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Sage Thrasher

Sage Thrasher perched on a seed pod of a cholla cactus. Normally, these shy medium sized birds are hiding on the ground under bushes or in tall grass.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    This is really a pro shot, simply perfect. You should be proud, Jay! Posted 10 years ago
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      Thank you very much! Posted 10 years ago

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The Sage thrasher

The sage thrasher is a medium-sized passerine bird from the family Mimidae, which also includes mockingbirds, tremblers, and New World catbirds. It is the only member of the genus ''Oreoscoptes''. This seems less close to the Caribbean thrashers, but rather to the mockingbirds instead .

''O. montanus'' are pale grey-brown on the upperparts and white on the underparts with dark streaks. They have a slim straight relatively short bill, yellow eyes and a long tail, although not as long as.. more

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Similar species: Perching Birds
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By Jay Chapman

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2015. Captured Mar 6, 2015 09:55 in Golden Open Space Trail, Sandia Park, NM 87047, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO400
  • 600mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.