Brown thrasher by larose forest photos

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09-DEC-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Brown thrasher

A very unusual visitor to a feeder of a friend of mine out near Larose Forest: A brown thrasher. This bird should have long left for the south. Hopefully it will be able to survive the winter. It was first noticed this morning and we watched it come frequently to the feeder over the course of four hours.

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Gillian		15-Dec-2010 10:30
Great shot, and a great bird for the Winter List. I hope it had the good sense to fly south after all the snow we just got! V

slhoornstra		12-Dec-2010 04:08
Such a lovely bird. I hope it will fare well. V

Jean D		12-Dec-2010 02:24
Nce capture with superb colors, Christine! ~V

reflectionsofnature		11-Dec-2010 00:34
Unusual find for this time of year! In his blog Bruce Di Labio mentions seeing a Baltimore Oriole around town this week too.

Margot W		10-Dec-2010 02:57
I hope the best for it too. What a lovely little bird.

Carl Carbone		10-Dec-2010 02:47
Wow, that's crazy! I hope he or she survives too. It's a long wait until April.

Ann Pettigrew		10-Dec-2010 01:25
Good find, Christine. I bet he will be fine with all that food at his disposal. I remember seeing a brown thrasher in winter on Amherst Island years ago. They are one of the first spring arrivals here.

Hank Vander Velde		10-Dec-2010 00:53
Terrific shot and find Christine. I've not seen one this late.

laine		09-Dec-2010 23:02
Perhaps it was injured and not up to the flight...hopefully it will find your feeder through the winter to come.

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