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An American Robin (Turdus migratorius ) perched in a hawthorn tree for berries on a brisk winter's day. Central Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Robins prefer lipid-rich fruits in fall and winter. Berries are an important food source for many birds during the winter, especially when the ground is too cold to scavenge for worms, snails, and there are fewer insects around..
Staying pretty much locked down with the Covid-19 restrictions, so time for some backyard photography.
Here is a beautiful American robin (Turdus migratorius). These are fairly common in the WHitehorse area during spring and summer months.
Photo taken with the Cnaon EOS R and the old Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 mounted using the EF-EOS R mount adapter. I used a monopod for extra stability and manual exposure settings.
American Robin babies awaiting on papa to bring some lunch. This was a quick walk by shooting with a monopod setup so as not to disturb the nest, located in a holly bush off my back patio. As soon as I had walked by, I saw papa with a worm in his mouth so I ducked back inside the house and watched from afar as he stood at the edge of the bush and fed his babies.
Some of you that have followed my photostream might remember papa, aka "Serial Pooper", and the story behind a mess he made of cars in my driveway during mating season:
These two were taking a breather before attacking the holly bushes again for its berries.
Estos dos se relajaban un poco antes de volver a atacar los acebos para alimentarse de sus bayas.
An American Robin in the snow in northern Lexington, KY.
Strobist Info:
Alienbees B800 (1/16) through a medium rectangular soft box at camera center triggered by Phottix Odin 1.5 for Canon (transmitter and receiver).
Thanks to Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr, who sang the song that had this title (1927). Have to admit it was never (i.e. many years later) "my" kind of music : ) However, that title came to mind when I saw this shot.
Almost on the spur of the moment, I decided to join friends yesterday afternoon for a birding walk. The weather was so perfect, especially compared to the two consecutive snowstorms we had on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week! After a quick look for birds along the avenue of trees near Fish Creek Provincial Park headquarters, we drove down to the Boat Launch area and from there we walked south along the Bow River. The Ospreys were flying near the river ad we saw one of them carrying a fish to take back to their nest. We saw 30 species, but nothing close enough for photos. After an enjoyable walk, a few of us called in at Tim Horton's for coffee and a snack.
From there, I called in at a different part of the park and watched a family of Beavers swimming in their pond. While I was waiting, hoping that they might appear, so many American Robins flew from branch to branch in the nearby trees and bushes, sometimes landing, like this colourful male, on the rocks at the edge of the pond. I always feel that Robins are so much taken for granted. Eventually, after a long wait, the Beavers appeared - one adult, who crossed the path where I was standing (photo posted today), who took me off guard as I had my camera well zoomed. This huge animal walked faster than I was expecting, so it's not the greatest photo. Better than almost all my photos taken of them, though, as the light was quickly fading and the pond area was too dark. Hope your photos came out much better than mine, Phil! Such a treat to watch this family, especially the young ones. We were amazed, at one moment, when an old wooden pallet started moving in the water and blocked a small passageway between the banks. One Beaver was pulling this discarded structure all on its own. I wonder if they had originally found it washed up nearby after the Alberta Flood of the Century last year (2013).
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Kind of like an Atlantic Puffin with a beak full of fish, this American Robin has made a good haul of worms.
This Merlin came out of nowhere and took this American Robin. The light was limited, so I had to settle for a stationary shot. Shortly after this photo, the merlin picked up the bird and flew off. Wow, are they strong!
Incredible to see this little falcon flying away with this great big robin.
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 25.4 cm. / 10 in. COMMON and widespread. Nests in any open woodland habitat from coniferous or deciduous forests to suburban neighborhoods. This bird appeared to get "tipsy" or drunk after eating lots of the juniper berries. Photographed in March 2009.
Randall Davy Audubon Center, Santa Fe City and County, New Mexico, United States.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Turdidae
Genus:Turdus
Species:T. migratorius
Binomial name
Turdus migratorius
Average mass
77 g
2.71 oz
Average Length
25 cm
9.84 in
Average Wingspan
119 to 137 mm
4.69 to 5.39 in
Songs and Calls
Song is a series of rich caroling notes, rising and falling in pitch: cheer-up, cheerily, cheer-up, cheerily.
Conservation statusAbundant and widespread. Because it is so familiar and occurs around places where humans live, it sometimes serves as an early warning of environmental problems, such as overuse of pesticides.
FamilyThrushes
HabitatCities, towns, lawns, farmland, forests; in winter, berry-bearing trees. Over most of continent, summers wherever there are trees for nest sites and mud for nest material. In arid southwest, summers mainly in coniferous forest in mountains, rarely in well-watered lowland suburbs. In winter, flocks gather in wooded areas where trees or shrubs have good crops of berries.
A very familiar bird over most of North America, running and hopping on lawns with upright stance, often nesting on porches and windowsills. The Robin's rich caroling is among the earliest bird songs heard at dawn in spring and summer, often beginning just before first light. In fall and winter, robins may gather by the hundreds in roaming flocks, concentrating at sources of food.
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Feeding Behavior
Does much foraging on the ground, running and pausing on open lawns; apparently locates earthworms by sight (not, as had been suggested, by hearing them move underground). When not nesting, usually forages in flocks.
Eggs
Usually 4, sometimes 3-7. Pale blue or "robin's-egg blue." Incubation by female, 12-14 days. Young: Both parents feed young, though female does more. Parents very aggressive in defense of nest. Young leave the nest about 14-16 days after hatching. Male may tend the fledged young while female begins second nesting attempt. 2 broods per season, sometimes 3.
Young
Both parents feed young, though female does more. Parents very aggressive in defense of nest. Young leave the nest about 14-16 days after hatching. Male may tend the fledged young while female begins second nesting attempt. 2 broods per season, sometimes 3.
Diet
Mostly insects, berries, earthworms. In early summer, insects make up majority of diet; also feeds on many earthworms, snails, spiders, other invertebrates. Feeds heavily on fruit, especially in winter (fruit accounts for perhaps 60% of diet year-round); mainly wild berries, also some cultivated fruits. Young are fed mostly on insects and earthworms.
Nesting
Males arrive before females on nesting grounds and defend territories by singing, sometimes by fighting. In early stages of courtship, female may be actively pursued by one or several males. Nest: Female does most of nest building with some help from male. Site on horizontal branch of tree or shrub, usually 5-25' above ground, rarely on ground or up to 70' high; also nests on ledges of houses, barns, bridges. Nest is a cup of grasses, twigs, debris, worked into solid foundation of mud, lined with fine grasses and plant fibers.
Migration
Migrates in flocks, often by day. Although some robins winter as far north as Canada, they are in localized concentrations then. With the breakup of flocks prior to the nesting season, when northerners see their "first robin of spring," it may be a bird that has wintered only a few miles away, not one that has just arrived from southern climates. To the south, winter range is highly variable from year to year, depending on local food supplies.
This very young American Robin (Turdus migratorius) cannot yet fly, but is being watched and fed by its parents. We wish it well. Beaverbrook Environs, Howard County, Maryland.
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Lower Sunrise, American River Parkway / Sacramento County, California
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An American robin (Turdus migratorius) that has just caught an earthworm prepares to take the worm back to the nest.
The American Robin or North American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts.
The American Robin is active mostly during the day and assembles in large flocks at night. Its diet consists of invertebrates (such as beetle grubs, earthworms, and caterpillars), fruits and berries. It is one of the earliest bird species to lay eggs, beginning to breed shortly after returning to its summer range from its winter range. Its nest consists of long coarse grass, twigs, paper, and feathers, and is smeared with mud and often cushioned with grass or other soft materials. It is among the first birds to sing at dawn, and its song consists of several discrete units that are repeated.
The adult robin is preyed upon by hawks, cats and larger snakes, but when feeding in flocks, it can be vigilant and watch other birds for reactions to predators. Brown-headed Cowbirds lay eggs in robin nests (see brood parasite), but robins usually reject the cowbird eggs.
Los Angeles. California.
The robins are really busy these days. This one sat there resting before going back to its hunt for worms.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) intoxicated by berries of the Brazilian Peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius)
The Robins don't have a lot to eat in Florida in January with the Brazilian Peppertree being one of the few fruiting plants with ripe fruit at that time. Unfortunately the berries of the Peppertree have an intoxicating effect on Robins, and they can make quite a racket with all their drunken singing. But other than the excessive singing they handle their drunkenness reasonably well, and seem to have very few FUI (flying under the influence) accidents.
You guessed it, the the Brazilian Peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius) is yet another invassive species in Florida that requires management by the Forestry Service. And these guys spreading seeds all over the place are no help!
My first bird heard in 2012 was an American Robin.
This is the same image as the previous tighter crop in the photostream.
I had two winterberry hollies that were loaded with berries this year. I had been wondering when the birds would start eating them and got my answer when I saw a flock of Robins, several Cedar Waxwings and an Eastern Bluebird coming in to feed the day I took this shot. By the following day, the majority of berries were gone.
This is a deciduous holly that I purchased through a local nursery. The female plants do require a male plant to set fruit. It is a native plant.
For more on the holly: landscaping.about.com/cs/winterlandscaping1/a/winterberry...
December 30, 2011. Lakewood Subdivision, Rockingham County, Virginia.
We have a lot of robins raising at least two broods per summer, and they also enjoy the bird bath. These two female house finches are astonished to see a robin as fat as this one in the middle of their bathtub.
To avoid disturbing the birds, all bird bath photos were taken through a window, resulting in some degradation of image quality.
He knows he is handsome & he knows my camera is set up on the other side of that window.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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After the large storm system moved through slightly, a group of American robins (Turdus migratorius) were foraging along a parking lot in Atlanta. I was able to get some shots I like of these birds, at the cost of using very high ISO (For this camera at least) and a long exposure which left a lot more image noise than I prefer in most of these shots.
ISO: 1600
F-stop: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/100
An American robin (Turdus migratorius). Trying to knock off more of the everyday species.
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It rained last night so this robin was taking advantage of the nice soft ground. Lots of earthworms to be found just by kicking around the fallen seed. Right outside my window.
Male American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Garland, Texas
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February 2, 2019
Over the weekend, our "summer" robins
(Turdus migratorius) arrived in huge numbers. There must be over a hundred in the neighbor's holly trees. They will strip the trees of ALL their berries within the next few days, and then they will go. With the cold weather, and only my little bowls of water, there is fierce competition for a drinking spot!!
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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The mother made her nest on top of a crib slat I have hanging from the ceiling. [I use the crib slats to dry herbs or to hang items from]
American Robin with nestling. Located in Eastern Shore, Maryland.
The vote is in - the Black-capped Chickadee is now Calgary's official bird!
"After collecting more than 36,000 votes, the City of Calgary has announced which bird will officially represent the city — the black-capped chickadee.
The small bird came in first out of five birds, capturing a healthy 44 per cent of the vote. The black-billed magpie came in second with 24 per cent of the vote, the northern flicker came in third, the blue jay in fourth and the red-breasted nuthatch in fifth." From CBC News, 15 May 2022.
Sunday, 15 May 2022: our temperature is 14°C (windchill 14°C) just before 1:00 pm. Sunrise was at 5:46 am, and sunset is at 9:19 pm. Sunny.
Yesterday, 14 May 2022, I was finally able to get out for a drive, the last one being on 29 April. It felt so good to be in the outdoors, especially after wasting the previous two days, waiting to hear from someone about delivering and installing a new kitchen sink garburator. I had been told it would be happen on Friday, but nothing. Nothing on Saturday (yesterday) either, but I did get a surprise early evening, when I opened my front door to go to a meeting and discovered a box on my doorstep! No email or phone message or ringing doorbell. No idea when it was dropped off. So now I have the new one and my old one continues to leak into the cupboard. Guess I will be wasting a third day when/if someone does eventually come and install.
There was one particular bird that I was hoping to see yesterday, but no luck. My own fault, no doubt, as I got up at the very unearthly hour (for me!) of 7:00 am but didn't leave home till a few hours later. I know I will get other chances to see one or more of these birds. No hurry.
For the third time, I called in at Ranchers Corner (down on Highway 22 just north of Millarville) for their cheese burger and fries take-out. Drove a few roads further to find a quiet country road and pulled over to enjoy my meal. Definitely worth calling in at this little bungalow turned take-out/cafe.
Feeling full, I continued my drive SW, seeing few birds other than several Mountain Bluebirds and Robins and a little Savannah Sparrow. I knew I was not out at the best time of day and ended up looking into the sun for almost every bird photo. Will I ever learn? Of course not : ) A barn or two and several brightly coloured Bluebird/Tree Swallow nesting boxes made up for the shortage of birds.