Our State Bird
There’s another bird that I see after very wet rainy days, when the ground is soaked and the stream in the creek caries more water. The soil is wet and there are muddy puddles all over. I’m referring to our Georgia State bird, the Brown Thrasher.
The Brown Thrasher is bright reddish-brown above with thin, dark streaks on its buffy underparts. It has a whitish-colored chest with distinguished teardrop-shaped markings on its chest. Its long, rufous tail is rounded with paler corners, and eyes are a brilliant yellow. Its bill is brownish, long, and curves downward. Both male and females are similar in appearance.
The Brown Thrasher is usually an elusive bird, and maintains its evasiveness with low-level flying. When it feels bothered, it usually hides into thickets and gives cackling calls. Thrashers spend most of their time on ground level or near it. For me it has never been a good bird to photograph, it’s difficult to follow on the ground through the camera lens because the bird blends with the leaves and ground quite well.
Next, I have picked a few shots of our State bird for you. Enjoy!
Text and photographs © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Such a beautiful tail she has!. Nice to make her acquaintance. Our state bird is the Black-capped Chickadee –at this very moment feeding in a delightful flurry at my feeders.
The Brown Thrasher is very shy but it’s very good looking. The Carolina Chickadee is the version of the South. Lovely little birds. I see them almost daily, getting one sunflower at the time, flying back and forth. Thank you for sharing Carmen! 🙂
How lucky you are to have Brown Thrasher as your state bird! I had no idea. Great choice. Love the pix.
Thank you Lisa! 🙂