My dogs and I took our usual walk and the first bird I saw was the black headed heron hunting for his supper. A while later I photographed a groundscraper thrush.
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Black headed heron waiting for a careless frog to make a mistake.
Grobundscraper thrush.
Further along my walk I heard a bird singing it's evening song. Searching the branches I eventually spotted this groundscraper thrush near the top of the tree. I so wished I could record the birds song, it's only when I got home I realised that if I had put the camera on video it would have recorded the bird singing.
Side view above. This bird loves open woodlands and gardens with lots of shrubs and trees.
This photo clearly shows the birds distinctive markings.
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While drinking my early morning coffee this morning, I watched this early bird looking for an early worm.
Groundscraper Thrush. (Psophocichla litsitsirupa). When moving around on the ground these birds have a very erect posture, causing their tail to scrape the ground, hence the name.
A view from the back. These birds hunt earthworms and insects. As I was leaving for church this morning I watched one haul a worm from it's hole. As luck would have it, I had no camera with me.
