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Spotted Towhee

  • Spotted Towhee Portrait

    Spotted Towhee Portrait

    Usually they’re pretty skittish, but today a Spotted Towhee stopped by my portrait studio to briefly sit for some headshots.

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    January 8, 2026
    Marin, Spotted Towhee
  • Spotted Towhee in the Coyote Brush

    Spotted Towhee in the Coyote Brush

    A rancher suing to keep cattle in Point Reyes got a profile in the San Francisco Chronicle this week. The profile said he “fears for the future of Point Reyes” which is “choked with coyote brush” in areas where the park no longer allows grazing. I don’t understand how someone could say that who walks

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    April 11, 2025
    North Bay, Spotted Towhee
  • Another Indignant Towhee

    Another Indignant Towhee

    Tobias the Towhee has been waiting over 15 minutes for his order and would like to speak to the manager immediately!

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    June 13, 2024
    North Bay, Point Reyes, Spotted Towhee
  • Towhee Landscape

    Towhee Landscape

    A Spotted Towhee calls out from a Coast Lupine bush. They’re very skulky birds, but in the spring they emerge a bit more often to attract mates and defend their territory.

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    May 28, 2024
    Abbotts Lagoon, North Bay, Point Reyes, Spotted Towhee, Wildlife Landscape
  • Spotted Towhee

    Spotted Towhee

    A Spotted Towhee perches on a Coyote Brush at Abbotts Lagoon. It’s always such a pleasure to see one of these skulkers out in the open.

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    February 27, 2024
    Abbotts Lagoon, North Bay, Point Reyes, Spotted Towhee
  • Towhee’s Rage

    Towhee’s Rage

    Few jobs in the animal kingdom are harder than being a Spotted Towhee.

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    August 18, 2023
    North Bay, Point Reyes, Spotted Towhee

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