"the crown is elevated, wings dropped, tail fanned, body plumage fluffed
fully and the bird leans to one side and settles with bill opened, and
eyes open, the upper eye staring at the sun. This response may last from
15 seconds to two minutes or more if not disturbed." Copied from a 1957
article in the Wilson Bulletin "Some Observations on Sun-Bathing in Birds"
https://sora.unm.edu/node/127580 ;<https://sora.unm.edu/node/127580> I
saw a Brown Thrasher spread out on the ground in this pose who it turned
out was also dust-bathing as well as sun-bathing. Jerry Blondell,
Fairfax County
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