Bird Watching: Baby Thrasher in Bush - Normal Behavior?, 1 by DreamOfSpring

DreamOfSpring wrote:
All day today as I worked in the garden the mother thrasher was fussing up a storm - at me. I saw her coming and going with worms in her beak so figured she had a nest nearby and didn't like me so close. Then late in the afternoon (4ish) I looked up from my weeding and found myself face to face with the cutest little baby bird. He was sitting in a spirea bush right in front of me and only about 2ft away. He sat so motionless that I thought at first he might be dead. Then I saw his sides move a little and new he was breathing.

I figured he was hungry and the momma bird was probably afraid to come so close to me to feed him, so after I took a few pics, I gathered my things and moved to the other side of the yard. After that I saw the mom come and go many times, picking up worms and bugs from the back part of my yard and from my neighbors yard and then flying over to the bush to feed him. Just before dark, I checked and he was still in that bush, curled and tucked up as if to sleep in the fork of the branches. His mom was still in the back part of the yard scratching around for worms.

So my question is, is this normal for the baby - fledgling, I suppose - to be in the bush alone like that? Is he safe there? His mom is still watching over him like a hawk and working hard to feed him. I hope he will be safe in the bush tonight.