Description: The brown thrasher is a large bird, ... The thrasher builds a large nest in thick shrubs, often those with thorns. It's usually no more than 14 feet above the ground and often lower.

I’ve never met anyone that didn’t adore the brown thrasher. These birds can be tricky to glimpse, as they blend in with the brushy shrubbery they like to nest in.

Reclusive, secretive and ground-dwelling can all be used to describe the brown thrasher, this week’s featured creature. I am revisiting these birds as I've had the pleasure of seeing them quite ...

The northern mockingbird is a well-known member of a family of birds called mimic thrushes. It lives here all year and, true to its name, imitates the songs of other ...

It’s been a banner year for brown thrashers at my home. In recent weeks, these large songbirds have provided plenty of entertainment by bringing their young to the feeders. They especially like ...

This is the first year the big birds have chosen that site for a nest, and Fox has worked there for 12 years. “It was not difficult to know they were there,” she said. “The high-pitched ...

If you should ever peer into a thicket and here a thrashing sound and see dead leaves flying in all directions, don’t be concerned. Most likely it is simply a brown thrasher on the feed. This ...

My young friend Ruthie (age 8 ½) sent me pictures of a robin-sized bird with a fairly long bill, slightly curved downward. It also has a fairly long tail. It is a striking, rufus-brown on his ...