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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!
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
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
This hermit warbler popped in for a quick bath and drink. I think they're kind of cool looking warblers with that bright yellow head. This is a migrant species showing themselves in our area during spring and fall migration.
NC, January 2022
Mr.Longlegs! Every year the visitors to my bird feeders bring surprises. This winter this Hermit Thrush comes several times every day!
I caught this fellow mid-song. He didn't open his beak very wide, but the the song poured out, ethereal and flutey. We rarely hear them sing here in the Piedmont of North Carolina as they don't breed here. I was lucky enough to hear the rehearsal session, and it was spectacular. Note the soft focus on the lower mandible, that was vibrating with the throat as the thrush sang. Unlike mammals that have a larynx, songbirds have a two sided voice producing organ known as a syrinx. Each side can be controlled separately, enabling the thrush to sing 2 entirely different notes at the same time. Beautiful harmony results.
Hermit thrush, Nov 4, 2019, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Late in the day we had a flurry of birds, including this hermit thrush, coming into the water feature in the yard.
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrushes sometimes forage by “foot quivering,” where they shake bits of grass with their feet to get insects. They also typically begin to quiver their feet as they relax after seeing a flying predator. Some scientists think the quivering happens as the bird responds to conflicting impulses to resume foraging or continue taking cover.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Hermit Crabs are amazing. They use empty shells from marine snails for protection to their soft abdomen. As they grow, they look for larger shells that they can fit into. It's like fitting a shoe, they try on the shell and if they don't like it, they look for a better one. Hermit Crabs can be found at Half Moon Caye, Belize.
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Sweet little thing! I rarely get any open views of these shy forest birds, and of course the one time I did he hopped right behind the sprout!
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Season of the Christmas berries is upon us. Everyone is sharing their beautiful Cedar Waxwings with berries. I have no such luck this weekend with them, but did caught this gorgeous Hermit Thrush with a berry.
natural light shots of hermits, birds with odd shaped tail which creates a typical hunched posture. Hermits have a long decurved bill with a red or yellow base to the lower mandible, and their two central tail feathers are elongated and tipped with white, buff or ochre. The crown of the head is flat, and two pale facial stripes enclose a dusky mask.
Most hermits are restricted to the edge and undergrowth of forest, woodland and second growth, but some species (e.g. the planalto hermit) also occur in more open habitats.
Many species of hermits form leks and congregate on traditional display grounds, where females visit to choose a mate. Male hermits are generally less aggressive than other male hummingbirds, although both sexes will defend a feeding territory.
among the largest hummers we saw in CR.