toddhiestand.birds

Was able to catch a shot of this dude in the middle of singing.

Males perch up high in spring to claim territory. They forage by jumping forward and kicking backward with both feet at the same time, scraping leaf litter aside to expose insects and seeds. The motion is so distinctive you can identify a towhee in the underbrush by sound alone.

Nikon Z8 · 180-600mm @ 600mm · 1/2000 · f/6.3 · ISO 1400