The bird with the bright brown back and streaked breast hops about, thrashing among the fallen leaves, his long bill pitching them in all directions with sideways strokes as he searches for insects. Some believe the Brown Thrasher was named for this habit. He is Georgia's state bird.

Silvyp, on October 9, said:

NIce photo and bird, the title explain all , thank you! Greetings from Brazil. Silvy

MaryAlice, on October 13, said:

Greetings, Silvy, and thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this pretty Brown Thrasher.

Thank you for visiting! Your praise is greatly appreciated.

Best regards from the USA,

Mary Alice

Žaltys, on October 13, said:

Nice description in title of this beautiful photo and very nice name of this bird - Brown Thrasher :) He looks a little bit modest ;) Good photo. Best greetings - Žaltys

MaryAlice, on October 14, said:

Good evening, Zaltys, and thank you so much for stopping by and enjoying this pretty Thrasher.

Modest, he is NOT! He is the most BOLD and fearless bird I know actually! Ahhhhh, looks can be deceiving! =)

Thank you again for your many kind words and interest in the title and this bird's history as well.

It is wonderful hearing from you, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

Very best regards,

Mary Alice

JORGE CAMPOS VIVALLO…, on October 16, said:

very beautiful bird! my friend I like your gallery, you have the gift of photographing the urban and rural areas in a very definite faboritas few and my gallery is one of them, greetings from Chile Pucon visit my website <http://huerquehue. ning.com> my Ingles is very bad!sorry.

MaryAlice, on October 16, said:

Hello there, Jeorge, and thank you so much for stopping over and enjoying this pretty Brown Thrasher. Your words are so very kind. I'm really happy that you like my photographs, and thank you for inviting me to come and see your website. I shall do that right away. =)

Thank you again for your kind words regarding my gallery.

Best regards from the USA,

Mary Alice

P.S. Your English is just fine! I appreciate you making the effort to write to me. =)

evangello, on November 1, said:

Hi little bird!!Be free!!

MaryAlice, on November 3, said:

Greetings, Evangello!

Worry not, for this sweet bird is very free indeed! =)

Thank you for your kind visit.

Best regards from Georgia,

Mary Alice

©junebug, on November 3, said:

This is an excellent portrait with great sharpness of Georgia's beautiful state bird, Mary Alice! I've never seen it before. Thanks for giving us some additional information on this bird. It is very interesting! Best wishes, Anne

MaryAlice, on November 4, said:

Greetings, Anne, and thank you so much for stopping over tonight. It's so good to hear from you, as it's been a while. =)

Yes, this beautiful Brown Thrasher is out lovely state bird, and we're so proud of it. I'm happy to share it with you, and fascinated that this was your first time seeing one. You're quite welcome for the information, and thank you for your interest, and for enjoying the shot.

I hope this evening finds you well, and I will surely catch up with you more very soon. =)

Warmest regards to you from Georgia,

Mary Alice

steve drury, on November 22, said:

Hello Mary Alice another lovely photo from your gallery what a nice bird looks a bit like our U.K Thrush

steve

landagent(愚翁移山), on November 24, said:

形神兼备，难得。

MaryAlice, on November 24, said:

Good morning, Steve!

Thank you so much for your kind words, and for enjoying our pretty state bird! That's very interesting that he looks like your UK Thrush! I'll have to check that out.

I hope this morning finds you well.

Thanks again for your visit. =)

Best regards from the USA,

Mary Alice

MaryAlice, on November 29, said:

Landagent,

嗯，我謝謝您的拜訪，但是悲傷地，我是無法取得你的話的一份翻譯。翻譯是不完全的和沒有任何意義。 謝謝再用於可是順道走訪，不留心。我希望你可以瞭解一些什麼我在嘗試寫。 此致敬意， 瑪麗·艾麗斯 ( Mary Alice) =)

landagent(愚翁移山), on November 30, said:

中国古代是尚鸟的，无论是三星堆，还是金沙遗址，都证明古人对鸟的崇拜，因为鸟可以通神，可以通亡灵，鸟是神灵的使者。让鸟把活着的人的哀思寄托逝者，以表达我们的缅怀之情。所以对逝者的缅怀都是激励生者奋发向上，幸福生活。衷心祝福你安康！