Day before yesterday, we watched a life and death drama unfold in our driveway here on Compton Mt as a Brown Thrasher with young nearby fought valiantly to drive away a large Rat Snake that had come into the area. The bird came close to being killed by the snake as it darted in to peck at the snake's body, then quickly retreat. The snake made several strikes at the bird, but it was too fast. When the snake decided it had had enough and tried to leave, the thrasher renewed its attack even more vehemently. Here are a couple of photos. The whole story can be seen in blow by blow photos on my web site at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/snake_thrasher Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt
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