{"id":101339,"date":"2021-08-13T05:18:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=101339"},"modified":"2021-08-13T05:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:18:56","slug":"green-tailed-towhee-having-the-epitome-of-a-bad-hair-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/13\/green-tailed-towhee-having-the-epitome-of-a-bad-hair-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Green-tailed Towhee Having The Epitome Of A Bad Hair Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u00a0 think ‘bad hair day’ is an overused phrase but sometimes no other phrase will do.<\/p>\n

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Followers of Feathered Photography know that I have a soft spot for Green-tailed Towhees. Way back in 1969 they were my spark bird<\/span><\/span><\/a> and then when I took up bird photography decades later they were a nemesis of mine for quite a few years before I got any decent photos of them. With their olive green upperparts, gray breast, long greenish tail and distinctive red cap I think they’re the most handsome sparrow I photograph.<\/p>\n

At least they can be…<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

but they aren’t always.<\/p>\n

I photographed this one in the mountains yesterday morning. Due to molt and the presumed rigors of the nesting season ‘he’ really looks like he’s been through the ringer, especially on his head and neck. His raised red cap looks particularly tough. Usually their cap is sleeked down and looks freshly ‘combed’ but this guy looks like he slept wrong on it all night while he was having nightmares.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I chuckled at his appearance when I saw him through my viewfinder so I thought I’d give my readers the same opportunity.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I\u00a0 think ‘bad hair day’ is an overused phrase but sometimes no other phrase will do.<\/p>\n

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