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Taken near Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
This bird ain't no hermit. It was in a flock of about twenty 'so-called' hermits when I came across them.
Hermit Thrush
While waiting for our group to assemble at the car I was fortunate to catch these two Long-billed Hermits interacting in the brush at the edge of the parking lot. It was pretty dim lighting and I didn’t expect any clear photos but you don’t get any shots if you don’t at least try. As an old friend used to say all the time, “it’s better to be lucky than good.”
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Phaethornis longirostris
Spotted this shy bird today quickly enough to catch it here. A fave of my winter birds here.
52 Pictures in 2021 Aiming HIgh
I've just got back from Costa Rica, having travelled around the country at five different places.
I first visited in 2013 and ever since have been keen to go back and better my photography. On this trip the opportunities to see different species were incredible.
I'll be posting many more photos of my trip over the coming weeks, but for now here's a Green Hermit hummingbird from the Caribbean cloud forest.
#249 Taken last summer on a friend's ranch near Quesnel, British Columbia, CA.
Very friendly birds on that ranch. This was taken just over my left shoulder as I stood in the shade on a very warm day.
The friendliest little cold weather hardy Hermit Thrush greeted us near the stream in Rochester this past weekend. This little thrush sure was curious and sure had a lot to say!
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus
Quarry Park, Rochester, Minnesota
A shy bird in my area, but often lurking in the shrubbery. This one came out for a drink.
North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California
October 26, 2025
Spanish River Park, Palm Beach County, Florida
September 24, 2020
First documented record for Florida
Taken on a back road in southwestern, British Columbia, Canada.
We stepped out of the vehicle and immediately heard the piping, haunting song of the Hermit Thrushes piercing through the thickness of the dark coniferous woods.
Hermit Thrush
Our backyard was very busy with fall migration in full swing. The thrush has been in the backyard for a couple of days now and even posed for several shots.
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Backyard Birding (from my bedroom window)
Though not a lifer, this was the first time I had an opportunity to take a photo of the Hermit Thrush. They are ground foragers.
In my location, the distance to the subject is near but I have to contend with the dim light often times back lit due to the heavy canopy of the Redwood trees. It's always fun on a stakeout whenever there are a few birds flying about at my backyard wherein I've observed about 15 species.
From November to March, the Hermit Thrush is the only one of the five species present in the U.S. and Canada. Swainson's, Veery, and Gray-cheeked thrushes are in South America for the winter (Bicknell's is in the Caribbean). During spring, Hermit Thrush is the earliest migrant of this group.
Thrushes like water. I've been getting "gangs" of American Robins and Western Bluebirds at my small water source, and occasionally a single Hermit Thrush will come to get a drink, also. This little one lowered its wings in an "assertive" manner and fluttered for the camera (it was probably sending a message to a White-crowned Sparrow at the water). The rufous tail helps confirm that it is a Hermit Thrush and not a Swainson's.
North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California
Nov. 2, 2025