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A friend in need is a friend indeed, and this thrasher remembers the sprinkler I turned on for him last year during the drought. Or so I would like to believe, for there is no other way to explain his sudden appearance this morning at dawn. Yesterday was hot here in Kansas, and today promises no rain, so I will put out water for this bird who can not be attracted by seed. This was one of those lucky shots where I had set up before dawn, and a non-target bird lit in front of my lens. Hence the good focus which reveals my own reflection (or that of the lens) in the extreme magnification of his eye, although that is less important to me than the frosting of light on the feathers of one of his sides. Take note of his very specific nails and, of course, the shape of his beak. Taken from 10' feet away with 600mm; he did not know I was there, in just enogh light for the shot. Brown thrasher, Western (Toxastoma rufum).

Description
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and this thrasher remembers the sprinkler I turned on for him last year during the drought. Or so I would like to believe, for there is no other way to explain his sudden appearance this morning at dawn. Yesterday was hot here in Kansas, and today promises no rain, so I will put out water for this bird who can not be attracted by seed. This was one of those lucky shots where I had set up before dawn, and a non-target bird lit in front of my lens. Hence the good focus which reveals my own reflection (or that of the lens) in the extreme magnification of his eye, although that is less important to me than the frosting of light on the feathers of one of his sides. Take note of his very specific nails and, of course, the shape of his beak. Taken from 10' feet away with 600mm; he did not know I was there, in just enogh light for the shot. Brown thrasher, Western (Toxastoma rufum).