Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
(L 12-14" Wt 4.5 to 6.2 oz)
Quito
El Jardin B&B
11Jan2011
Largest thrush in the Americas
...common and conspicuous
...seven subspecies.
...common and conspicuous
...seven subspecies.
Bellavista Lodge
15Jan2011
Stand by the grey stone when the
thrush knocks, and the setting sun with
the last light of Durin’s Day will shine
upon the key-hole.
thrush knocks, and the setting sun with
the last light of Durin’s Day will shine
upon the key-hole.
(J.R.R. Tolkien)
Turdus means thrush;
fuscata means dark.
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
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