Typical Foraging Technique
digging into duff,or loose dirt...often used when flipping leaf litter .
Varied Thrush VATH (Ixoreus naevius)
young female with very little sign of a breast bar
West Saanich Road
Brentwood Bay BC
DSCN4085 vath used
These guys are one of my all time favorites.
Typically shy and retiring - but snow conditions bring them out to forage with more boldness.
On this day as i had a bobcat buddy do snow removal ...he also pushed around a wood chip pile and secoundary access road...much to the delight of a few VATH and a single robin.
They were obviously getting some food items ...and were more vocal than normal...the VATH females squabbling and being somewhat territorial over this new & comparative bonanza of a food foraging area.
Taken on February 12, 2019
*Oddly enough i didn't think i would end up able to feature this species as much as i have. Many years i mkay not run across them that much at all.
Typical Foraging Technique
digging into duff,or loose dirt...often used when flipping leaf litter .
Varied Thrush VATH (Ixoreus naevius)
young female with very little sign of a breast bar
West Saanich Road
Brentwood Bay BC
DSCN4085 vath used
These guys are one of my all time favorites.
Typically shy and retiring - but snow conditions bring them out to forage with more boldness.
On this day as i had a bobcat buddy do snow removal ...he also pushed around a wood chip pile and secoundary access road...much to the delight of a few VATH and a single robin.
They were obviously getting some food items ...and were more vocal than normal...the VATH females squabbling and being somewhat territorial over this new & comparative bonanza of a food foraging area.
Taken on February 12, 2019
*Oddly enough i didn't think i would end up able to feature this species as much as i have. Many years i mkay not run across them that much at all.