Berry Hard to Reach
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Berry Hard to Reach
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
A Townsend's Solitaire grabbing the last of the berries. Reno, Nevada
Townsend's Solitaire is a nondescript gray bird, but is unlike any other in North America. Long and slender, with a long tail, buffy wingstripe, bold eye ring, and beautiful melodic song, it is one of the continents most underrated birds.
Solitaires nest on mountain slopes and subsist in winter largely on fruit, and they especially like juniper berries. Like many mountain nesters and like many frugivores, they are prone to somewhat irruptive winter-season movements. In some years, most birds will stay in the mountains, with relatively few descending to valleys and the western prairies.
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November 20th, 2015
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