California Towhee Paneendra BA originally shared: California Towhee Canon Powershot Sx50 HS Duck Pond, California, USA 30 Jul, 2017 -- The California towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States and Baja California Sur in Mexico. The California towhee's coloring is dull brown overall with light rust undertail coverts and buff or rust colored streaks at the throat. There is little sexual dimorphism. It is around 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) in length, and has a noticeably long tail of 8.2 to 11.6 cm (3.2 to 4.6 in). Its appearance suggests a large, plain sparrow. --#BTPBirdPro +BTP Bird Pro +Best Top Photographer Group#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Suzi Harr​ +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown#Birds4All by +Ricky L Jones +Walter Soestbergen (+Birds4All) #birdsgallery +Birds GALLERY +Heinrich Wagner​ +Susan Wilkinson​ +Robert SKREINER +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide #birdloversworldwide #BeautifulBeautifulBirds +Beautiful Beautiful Birds by +William Joers#PhotoManiaIndia curated by +Chandro Ji#birdloversandwildlife by +Robert SKREINER#BirdPoker by +Phil Armishaw View full size (1500x1203)

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