American Bushtit perched in New Mexico Privet
by Mary Lee Dereske
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American Bushtit perched in New Mexico Privet
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Mary Lee Dereske
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Photograph - Artistic Natural Photography
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A small, plump bushtit with soft gray feathers perches attentively among the budding branches of a New Mexico Privet, or Olive, tree. The avian's bright eyes and delicate beak are in sharp focus, highlighting its curious gaze as it possibly searches for food or observes its surroundings.
Wikipedia: The American bushtit or simply bushtit is a social songbird belonging to the genus Psaltriparus. It is one of the smallest passerines in North America and it is the only species in the family Aegithalidae that is found in United States; the other seven species are found in Eurasia.
Wikipedia: Forestiera pubescens, commonly known as stretchberry, desert olive, tanglewood, devil's elbow, elbow bush, spring goldenglow, spring herald, New Mexico privet, or Texas forsythia is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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April 25th, 2024
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