Brown Thrasher

I got home this afternoon & checked on the yard, & I noticed a Brown Thrasher in the tree. I think I had one visit the birdbath once late last summer, but didn't get a good look at it-this bird seems similar. My suet feeders were all emptied so I refilled & a few moments later he/she returned to eat. While I was watching it & taking some pics, I looked over to the right & saw the tanager had returned for day #2. Not bad at all!










ETA: It was just here again.

Happy Spring!

I've been SO busy with school, I cannot believe that I am about to wrap up my first year as a nursing student. I feel like I still have a long way to go. Anyway, I treat myself by taking breaks & watching/looking in the yard & it has paid off! I'm such a nerd that I just leave my camera by the window now. haha. I had 2 birds this week that were "first time evers" for me (lifers?). A male (I believe) Eastern Towhee & a 1st year male Summer (?) Tanager (according to my guide)! To my knowledge they have never stopped by before, the Towhee stuck around for about a week & I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday. The Tanager visited today stopped in, grabbed a snack & left...hopefully he'll be back. Here are a few yard pics from the last week. Have a great one!








This guy was giving it all he had! He danced for her for quite awhile.


This is from about a month or so ago, I was shocked by how close it let me get to it (I did zoom in a bit as well):