Bad Mood Bird

Earlier this year, a pair of Brown Thrashers made their home in the hedge next to the porch. As they busily built their nest they seemed friendly enough. Once they settled in, however, the protective parents rampaged around the yard, thumping chipmunks and chasing away the Orioles. Farmer J even merited a menacing growl, when she stepped too close to the nest. Thankfully, the parenting period only lasts a couple weeks. Then the young are out of the nest on their own and the Thrashers return to their more sedate selves.

Brown Thrasher on Patrol

Brown Thrasher on Patrol

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