Tag Archives: thrasher

A Bit of Autumn Blur

Posted on November 26, 2017 by

Yesterday afternoon I set my to-do list aside for awhile and opted instead to set myself outside for awhile! It was a beautiful autumn afternoon, and while most of my backyard leaves have already succumbed to their crunchy carpet fate, … Continue reading →

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Sunrise Special

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Yesterday turned out to be a parenthetical day of sunshine sandwiched in between two days of torrential thunderstorms.  I went out in the early hours to spread some Bark Butter on several branches, and then filled the three “troughs” with a bottom layer … Continue reading →

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Dirty for Dinner

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

The Brown Thrasher always arrives looking like he has been rooting around in the mud…probably because that is exactly what he has been doing! I guess in his mind, the etiquette of washing up for dinner simply doesn’t apply to dirty … Continue reading →

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Random Recents

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

As I was uploading photos to my Flickr Photostream last night, I came across several pictures taken over the past week or so that simply didn’t make it to a post.  It seemed a shame to stow them away unseen … Continue reading →

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Ruffled Feathers

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

I looked in the front yard this morning, and saw this Brown Thrasher perched on the bird feeder hook.  He was busy snaring bugs for breakfast, so I got busy snapping his picture for this post! First he looked right; then he … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast Of Champions

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

 

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A Covetous Crew

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

I’m sure you’ve seen the scenario before.  Child number one is happily playing with a toy, let’s say a plastic Tonka truck, with a dozen other toys  scattered on the floor around him.  Then, child number two enters the room, and … Continue reading →

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And the Winner is…Bark Butter!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

I freely and without apology confess that I am obsessed with my backyard birds.  I also readily admit that a fair bit of our budget goes toward feeding them.  Now I like offering a variety of food choices, but if … Continue reading →

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