Le Conte's Thrasher
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Le Conte's Thrasher
Watching the nest at approx. 200 to 300 feet away in our first day of
observation we were able to determined that the LeConte's were still sitting on its eggs.
Image taken using a spotting scope and a Nikon camera attachment.
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In approximately an hour the bird left the nest, and it was at this time we went to
the nest site to view the eggs and get a quick digital image of them,
and also to get an idea of how and where we could set up our cameras so as not to stress or bother the birds.
Image taken using a Nikon 990 Coolpic digital camera.
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You may not be able to tell, but, I believe this is the 2nd or 3rd nest built one on top of another.
Also a perfect height for photographing because it was only 5 to 6 feet above the ground level.
(see 2nd photo below) Also this nest could only be seen from viewing it from the north.
So, if you were looking from any other direction you would not have seen it.
Also this was the only tree within a 5000+ foot radius of the most open barren desert you have ever seen.
Putting two images together, this is what it would look like if you were looking out of the nest in any direction.
Now you know why these birds are so difficult to locate.
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In approximately 8 days we came back and noticed that the parent birds were carrying food to the nest.
We had left out Tri pods in the nest area (some 50 to 100 feet away)
on the first trip to the nest so the birds would become a custom to seeing them there.
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Next page of the LeConte's attending their chicks.
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