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I observed a Wood thrush nest
for several days in Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, Pennsylvania, but on
this morning in June there was only one of the two babies left in
the nest. I had the
privilege of observing this one fledge.
Shortly after its first flight the mother returned with a large
moth. The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is one of the most
common woodland species across the eastern United States. Its
varied fluting song is more often heard than the bird is seen.
This image is one of the top 250 in the 2008 North American Nature
Photographers Association Showcase.
It won first prize in the Birds category in the 2009 Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club photography
competition.
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