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Good morning everyone...and Happy Feathery Friday as well as Happy Black Friday for those of you that love to shop until you drop the day after Thanksgiving.
Featured today is the American Red Breasted Robin (Turdus migratorius), a very common and the most recognizable bird in North America also known more simply as the American Robin, North American Robin or Red-Breasted Robin. For those of you not familiar with the American Robin, it's a medium size bird measuing 10 - 12 inches (23 - 28 cm) long with a wingspan ranging from 12.2 - 16 inches (31–41 cm ), and averages about 2.7 ounces (77 grams) in weight.
I'm pretty sure the bird pictured in this series is a female by the variegated breast coloring, where as with males it's typically a more solid and brighter orange with very little white mottling. However, not all of these birds can be safely sexed on plumage alone.
As a side note, the American Robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a nice Friday and most pleasant weekend.
Lacey
ISO800, aperture f/6.7, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 450mm
Male American Robin sitting on the clothesline in my backyard; same robin as in the previous seven photos
Camera Used: Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Lens Used: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM lens
What I have been calling the top pool is the shallow pool at he top which is like a spring the water comes up through the pea gravel then flows down to the pond.
I grade the the gravel nice and flat so it gets gradually deeper so the Robins like the deeper parts at the front and the warblers use the shallower parts. Some birds like the hummingbirds use spots along the waterfall.
The crossbills will just drop out of sky and land on the waterfall for a quick drink, the warblers flit around for a bit then work there way to the water.
The shrub at the top is a Black Twinberry, its aways loaded with small insects and berries so it attracts birds on its own and a lot of times the birds aren't even there for the water there feeding on bugs in the shrubbery.
This is the view from the deck when I am sitting in my chair.
When I am taking pictures the tripod is at the front of the rocks.
Turdus migratorius
Juneberries are edible, with a taste similar to blueberries. Derby Pond, Whatcom Falls Park, Bellingham, WA.
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2007 Photograph, American Robin (Turdus migratorius, Thrush Family Turdidae), Fairfax Villa Park, Fairfax, Virginia, © 2020.
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I was throwing her blueberries but she thought they were falling from above.
Adult feeding on fruit of Red Cedar tree. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. November. © Frank Mantlik 2017
Looking very seasonally coloured, I found this American Robin partaking in the plentiful bounty of orange berries at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo BC Canada.
Vesper Sparrows are increasing rare as migrants and gone as breeding birds here. (habitat loss) The first two weeks of April are the best times to find them as they migrate through. I don't often hear them singing. A cold damp dark day was worth the excursion. I found five camera shy Vespers and had the pleasure of hearing one sing. Brightening a gloomy day.
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!!
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I woke up this morning to blue skies, the sun coming up, a touch of frost on the ground and the first robin of the year on our lawn, about right on schedule. He must have been hungry because he was eating bird seeds, which robins absolutely hate. I put some raisins out for him, a favourite treat, and he was kind enough to pose for this portrait. It's a tough go for them when they first arrive, as it's still quite cold here and few insects are to be found.
One of the baby robins in my yard rejected the bird bath & decided to have a spa day instead. It checked out the large swimming pool on the lower level but decided it didn't feel like a swim.
Juvenile American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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Good morning everyone. Been a while since I posted strictly a birdbath series so I thought I would post a few pics of the birds that most commonly visit ours starting with the most frequent visitor being the above American Red Breasted Robin (Turdus migratorius). As for these photos, all were taken during the last two months of 2011.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly nice day and most pleasant weekend.
Lacey
ISO800, aperture f/6.7, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 450mm
They look so pretty with that red breast against the green grass.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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The American Robin is known for its beautiful red breast. The nickname "robin redbreast" is well deserved. The females are more orange than red though. This subtle female is more subdued in color than most I've seen.
The other day I was heading out my front door when all of a sudden I saw this robin sitting in the holly bush..I went back inside and quickly grabbed my camera..Luckily he didn't move..I'm sure he was too happy sitting with all those berries.........This photo is not cropped..I was using my Sony H50 with my tele-conversion lens again..;)
"large thrush.
Back and wings gray.
Underparts red.
Dark head with white eye crescents.
Size: 20-28 cm (8-11 in)
Wingspan: 31-40 cm (12-16 in)
Weight: 77 g (2.72 ounces)"
"The American Robin eats both fruit and invertebrates. Earthworms are important during the breeding season, but fruit is the main diet during winter. Robins eat different types of food depending on the time of day; they eat earthworms early in the day and more fruit later in the day. Because the robin forages largely on lawns, it is vulnerable to pesticide poisoning and can be an important indicator of chemical pollution."
Enjoy!! Best viewed LARGE.
Most robins have migrated but this one is still around with the light snow which limit finding worms. The cooler weather would move worms deeper into the soil also.
Part 2 in my occasional series of pictures of common urban birds (part 1: my Day 49 shot of a European starling). This one, at least, is native. Next up: house sparrow?