Brown thrasher and chick

Brown thrasher and chick by ricmcarthur
Brown thrasher and chick, a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr.

We don't have a tidy, better homes and garden type of yard.
Lots of leaves and long grass and untrimmed shrubs around the edges which is perfect habitat for brown thrashers.

We have had several calling all spring and recently we noticed a young bird being feed by adults.

Thrashers love to toss leaves around checking underneath for creepy crawlies that they eat. If you see a pile of leaves moving for no apparent reason watch to see if it's a thrasher.

The chick followed the adult around and begged food but also checked the tossed leaves for bugs.

Fun to watch.

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