Males usually gather food for the nest, while females feed the nestlings. The young birds start by eating bits of larvae, then grasshoppers, moths, and spiders. They sometimes eat small vertebrates such as salamanders.

Community Garden, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.

Point Lobos, Carmel, California, USA

In the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California.

this image was taken on Oct 13th

mid-October

A new bird for me and so obliging

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This Hermit Thrush posed nicely for me with some fall Maples in the background. I would have preferred a more natural perch to the rusty old chain link fence but maybe next time. Hennepin County, MN 09/29/20

Playing hide and seek with me!

Hermit warbler, Oso Flaco Lake

Proudly showing its secondhand shell

surprised to see this hermit thrush on Nov 15th !

apparently some stick out the winter here instead of flying south

still around, Oct 21

an October image

the last time I saw this bird was Nov 15th, this capture taken a few weeks earlier

Hermit thrush is a winter visitor to our neighborhood. This one has been coming in to enjoy the bird bath on a regular basis this winter. Here it seems to be engaging in a kind of dance along the fence. Quite fancy moves.

Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during February 2020

Lakeview, Chicago

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Hermit Crab, Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Hermit Crab at the US National Zoo in Washington DC

Rockwood Park, Saint John, New Brunswick

Date: December 18, 2021

Location: Blue Mash Nature Trail - Gaithersburg, Maryland (Montgomery County)

Sandy Spring

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Such sweet little birds! I've seen a lot of recent posts of these cuties, must be migration time for them. Safe travels!

last sighted Nov 15

Another view among many that this guy gave at Tower Grove Park.

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Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Taken in Santa Rosa, CA, USA. Not used to seeing these in my neighborhood, but this bird seemed to want to hang out with me for a while.

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I saw this Hermit Thrush kicking up leaves and foraging deep in the woods at about 5pm today. There was still enough light to provide backlighting to the surrounding foliage and when it hopped onto an old stump the setting was just right for a portrait shot.

Sitting above a small pond

image from late October

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Hermit crabs from Dry Tortugas National Park. These were one of my kids favorite things when we visited. Be careful though, they can really pinch!

Santa Clara County

Botanical Gardens, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

Market Lake WMA, Idaho

Wikipedia: The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush. Hermit thrushes breed in coniferous or mixed woods across Canada, southern Alaska, and the northeastern and western United States. They make a cup nest on the ground or relatively low in a tree.

While most hermit thrushes migrate to wintering grounds in the southern United States and south to Central America, some remain in northern coastal US states and southern Ontario.

Conservation status: Least Concern

Hermit Thrush, Royal Roads University, Colwood, BC

A peak into this hermit warbler's winter migration was an unexpected treat. This is the first I've seen of one in the coastal lowlands and not higher up near the crest where they are normally seen in the summer breeding months.

Davenport, CA