Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee perched on a tree branch deep in a tree.
Spotted Towhee, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/320 sec.

This page is for the Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus). My first photographic evidence occurred on January 17, 2022 at the Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, TX. I was walking along a fence line and saw this bird. He never really got out of the cover of the underbrush, so I was not able to get a decent picture of it. On a different picture, the white spots on his wing are more evident, but this photo was the least blurry.

Spotted Towhee singing while perched on a tree branch deep in a tree.
Spotted Towhee, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/320 sec.
A spotted Towhee hiding in the grass and leaves, behind some small branches.
Spotted Towhee, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2500; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.
Spotted Towhee on the ground at the edge of a shaded area.
Spotted Towhee, Clear Fork Trinity River and University, Fort Worth, TX, April 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-400; f/8; 1/320 sec.
Spotted Towhee on a branch among the other branches and leaves.
Spotted Towhee, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-640; f/9; 1/1000 sec.
Spotted Towhee perched deep in a tree on a medium-sized branch.
Spotted Towhee, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 20, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/11; 1/800 sec.