New bird in my yard

[JayinMN]

It was a real nice surprise, since I have been wanting to see one for the last 20 years...

I know the picture sucks, but I didn't have any time to try and get a better one.

Eastern Towhee

[Deitz Dittrich]

very cool.. cant say I have ever seen one either.. then again, if I had seen it, I would have just thought.. what the &^#@*&% is that?.. now I know.. Thanks

[micpic]

Nice find Jason! I see about one a year and I still have no images of one! They are a very skittish bird. From what I have read, the farther north you go the rarer they are.

Mike

[dockothebay]

Cool - I saw a western spotted towhee last year in New Mexico, but was never able to get any images -- they ran around in the underbrush just out of range! Very neat to catch one up in your area and to get an image of any kind!!!

[flipper]

That sure is a big nightcrawler its got a hold of there.

[ShawnZ]

Ahhh, you almost had him on the extension cord perch! Better luck next time sir. No seriously, very cool, they are a difficult species to turn up in north eastern Minnesota.

[Birdsong]

I know those quick grab no matter the settings photos. In fact I know them quite well. Ah well, we would all love to have one of these in our backyard. What luck!