An early visitor. At about 8 o’clock this morning this Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) came by looking for a bite to eat. It’s not particular about what a meal might be. A bird that is about the size of a Robin or Crow looks for berries and small fruits, nuts and seeds, and quite popular – acorns. It will also consume various insects, beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, true bugs, spiders, worms, snails, crayfish, lizards and frogs to name just a few.
The Brown Thrasher is in the family, Mimidae, the same family as the Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) and the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). These birds, all three of them, are quite talented with their vast repertoire of songs they can sing, also calls of frogs, and mechanical sounds.
Such talent!
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2 responses to “A Songster”
I don’t often see them, but when I do, it is a special event!
Hi Bev! Great to hear from you. I know exactly what you’re saying. I don’t often see a Brown Thrasher either but when I do I’m really elated. That’s in part because if they stand in just the right way, they remind me of New Mexico’s state bird, the Roadrunner.
Thanks for reading my posts. AND I’m sending hugs to you and Lynn!
Bren