It’s been a crazy couple of months, and I’m playing catchup with the blog. On April 8, I went out to photograph the solar eclipse. It was just a partial eclipse, and I wasn’t too impressed with my images. But they say that eclipses make animals do funny things…

Yep, as the sun was partially obscured by the moon, the Brown Thrashers decided to expand their family! I had to laugh as I saw what was happening. I doubt it actually had anything to do with the eclipse, but their timing was hilarious. They’ve nested in the nearby hummingbird bush in previous years, and I was looking forward to watching their nest.

Then they disappeared. I didn’t see them again for weeks. They even stopped coming to my birdbath. I figured their nest had failed.

Until a few days ago, when I looked out and saw two young Brown Thrashers in the hummingbird bush. One was just sitting there, and the other was exploring. With the way they were acting, it wouldn’t surprise me if they were very recently fledged.

Want to know how to distinguish the baby bird from the parents? Look at the eye. The baby has a blue eye, and the adults have a yellow eye.

Now I really want to know where they nested!! :)