"i am the most beautiful flower in this garden, my disguise is perfect, just because u think u see birb... u do not see birb!" -- the great thrush & modest too!

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Convergence in the canopy: Why the Gracixalus weii treefrog sounds like a songbird https://phys.org/news/2026-03-convergence-canopy-gracixalus-weii-treefrog.html paper: https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/175324/

"the call of G. weii is remarkably similar to a chirp commonly performed by the Black-Breasted #Thrush of the same region... Similarities like these have frequently led researchers to underestimate #frog populations... #evolution of acoustic symbols in #amphibians could be influenced by broad ecological interactions, including with #birds"

My first Bassian Thrush

I was having a picnic next to Sugarloaf Range Dam (a very small body of water) in the Sugarloaf State Conservation Area, when I spotted a bird moving around on the other side of the water:

https://youtu.be/53OBwOVVQBQ

This is my first sighting of a Bassian Thrush. The video isn’t great, but it does show the characteristic movement pattern of this shy bird: darting forward in a short burst, then freezing to blend in with the vegetation.

Here’s a photo, which also isn’t great. The bird was very far away and the lighting was harsh: bright and dark with nothing in between:

I’m excited about this first sighting! It’s also the first thrush of any type that I’ve posted to this blog (aside from Grey Shrike-thrushes, which aren’t actually thrushes).

Common name: Bassian Thrush
Scientific name: Zoothera lunulata
Length: 27-29 cm
Date spotted: 18 February 2026 (summer)
Location: Sugarloaf Dam Access Road, New South Wales, Australia: 32°56’36.6″S 151°30’39.5″E

Perched Between Seasons

Just a couple of days ago I wrote about how I hadn’t seen any American robins (Turdus migratorius) around for a while. This morning, I spotted one perched in the top of a tall tree about 100 meters away.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

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Robin at Attention

I haven’t seen any American robins (Turdus migratorius) for quite a while, though Merlin keeps reminding me they’re still around. This is an image I took a few years ago of one looking straight back at me.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

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