Groundscraper Thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa)
It is 22–24 cm long with an erect posture, short tail, heavy bill and fairly long legs.
The species is found in savannah, grassland and open woodland. It can be tame and will forage in parks, gardens and around picnic sites.
The cup-shaped nest is built using vegetation and spider-webs and is lined with feathers or leaves. Three or four eggs are laid and are incubated for 14 to 15 days. They are bluish with lilac and red-brown spots and blotches.
and this fellow talked to me…..
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That is a clever innovation, building nests with spider webs.
Thanks… they are not the only ones… we have a few specie that do this…
A fella with a heart and great sense of humor. In today’s tough world, not all wants to share a worm but this awesome bird did.
Yep quite a friendly fellow… thank you..
To my surprise I got quite close to a thrush last Saturday on the golf course. I expected it to fly away as I approached my ball in the semi rough, but it just hopped away a short distance – confident little bird. Based on my playing partner advising me it was a thrush and your photos, I will recognize one in future.
They are not the most scared birds… in fact on the course I’ve seen them dodge in quite close after a divot has been taken to check for worms… lovely little birds, just when you point a camera at them they turn their backs…
Beautiful shots, and love the captions!
Thank you so much
Gorgeous shots, great commentary. What a cute little fellow he is. I could see him following you home just to continue the conversation! 🙂
Thanks Penny these just seemed to talk to me…
I would love to witness the dance.
It would have been good if someone had of caught it on camera
I can almost see that little dance – lovely photos.
Thank you Louisa… I felt I wanted to dance with him…
What I like about thrushes is the way they tilt their heads and seem to look you in the eye.Great post 🙂
You know them well then… they look you in the eye till you raise the camera…
Thrushes have a beautiful song. I expect this one does too.
Oh yes it does… love to hear it calling through the trees… and then it will pop out on the ground in front of you with not a care in the world…till you aim a camera at it and it turns its back…
LOL – this had me in stitches, Bulldog! Great pics and great captions 😀
Thanks Dianne… glad you enjoyed…
Hooray! The talking (and dancing) birdies are back! And again I ask…why groundscraper?? Great pics 🙂
Probably because he drags his tail along the ground…
Well that makes sense then.
Very funny captions Bulldog… now I’m gonna dance the Hippy Hippy Shake 😀
Take photos we want to see…
The Bird Whisperer! Another fun post, bulldog! As always, I love your captions along with your photos.
Russ
Thanks Russ
What a great great series and fun captions too! Tiny dancer….
Thanks Suzanne… a friendly little fellow that seemed to get quite close to see what I was up to…
EVERYONE wants to know what you’re up to!
Busy with visits to as many Golf courses as I can get to.. spreading the word and waiting for orders… we knew it would take a while for those that need the program to bite.. and many have, now for them it’s shuffling funds to be able to afford the software… it is a little slow but will pick up I’m sure… but a lot of travelling and talking… lucky Linda is with me all the time , it helps the stress levels…
It is not easy convincing someone to take something they have not heard of before… but they will bite eventually..
I know they will….something new needs to simmer in the head for a bit…you’re putting in the work for sure! Hi to Linda for me 🙂
Anytime there’s dancing and shaking, I’m in! I will eat before I get there however!
Diana.. you would love the town where I took these photos… they have spontaneous dances at the club… any excuse and it’s on… food supplied…
Yes!! I would love that! When I walk into a Blues bar, I’ll often drop my purse at the table and get right up on the dance floor – even if I’m totally alone! I usually get others on the floor in this way, bands should pay me a commission! Back in the day, I was the only one left on the floor during the long drum solo of Radar Love!
Oh how I loved that song… Radar Love… and a very special drum solo as well…
hehehe, excellent captions with stunning photo’s as usual bulldog. I do so enjoy seeing these beauties. Thanks for sharing my friend. 🙂 *hugs*
Thanks Sonel for the visit and nice comment…
I love this slender little guy! I’d really be interested to see one of the nests you describe. I don’t think I’ve ever specifically heard of a bird using spider webs as part of its construction method! And the bird eggs sound very beautiful, too. I can’t believe the variety of birds you see. Each is so unique. 🙂
We have a few different bird specie that use spider web.. the paradise fly catcher being another.. they are not easy to get photos of as they are quite high and I’m too old to climb trees now.. did a lot as a youngster when I collected birds eggs…
What beautiful markings it has. Thanks for the smiles, bdt. I loved the “hippy shake shake. ” 😀
Thanks .. I kind of enjoyed this one…
The captions are as great as the photos!
What a cute, pert little number this groundscraper thrush is! 🙂
Thank you…