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Brown Thrasher Family In My Backyard

A few weeks ago when I'd cut the grass in my backyard, a small family of Brown Thrashers (Toxostoma rufum) showed up to pick through the newly cut grass to hunt for exposed bugs and worms, or in the case of one juvenile, cool off in a small mud puddle.

The Brown Thrasher is the official State Bird of the U.S. State of Georgia and is found year around in that state and the Carolinas.

Here are the photos I took of these lovely feathered visitors around July 10th of this year.

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American Revolutionary War Reenactment At Historic Brattonsville -- 07-11-2026 -- Honoring The 250th Anniversary Of American Independence (1776 - 2026)

 

On Saturday, July 11th, my travels took me to neighboring York County to Historic Brattonsville to attend the annual American Revolutionary War reenactment weekend that coincides with the Battle of Williamson's Plantation (known locally as "Huck's Defeat") which took place on the site on July 12, 1780. 

This is a local event that honors one of the major turning points in the fight for American independence against British and Loyalist occupation of the South Carolina Piedmont and backcountry -- and an event that I try to attend each year if possible. 

Despite the roasting mid-July heat here in the Carolinas (it was about 93F during my visit), this reenactment draws thousands of visitors over the two-day event annually.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the formal declaration of independence of the 13th original American States and the birth of what would later become the United States of America we know today when the federal union was officially formed with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. 

The following are the photos taken by me of the reenactment for y'all to enjoy.

Well once again I hope y'all enjoyed my travel photos as much as I always love presenting them here on this site to showcase the outstanding history, heritage, and culture of my little corner of Dixie for y'all to enjoy.