Hermit Thrush at Garr Ranch, Antelope Island © Carol Davis 9-30-06
I followed this little thrush along a path by some phragmites until it hopped up on this twig and just
sat there motionless. I moved slowly towards it as close as I dared and then waited with it. I was amazed
it did not fly away but I could see it was a young one and they tend to be more trusting. After about 5 minutes
a bug flew by and the thrush just reached out and grabbed it from the air and hardly mussed a feather
doing it. What you see in its beak is all that's left of it. © Carol Davis, Antelope Island 9-30-07