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In spite of the cold weather, this American Robin decided to flap around in the drip pond for a few seconds. It didn't take him long to decide he preferred to wait and see if the weather would warm up a bit. Snow is in the forecast...
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)just getting airborne. This bird migrates south during our Colorado winters.
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius, also called North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not related. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
A clutch consists of three to five light blue eggs, and is incubated by the female alone. The eggs hatch after 14 days and chicks leave the nest a further two weeks later. All chicks in the brood leave the nest within two days of each other. The altricial chicks are naked and have their eyes closed for the first few days after hatching. While the chicks are still young, the mother broods them continuously. When they are older, the mother will brood them only at night or during bad weather. Even after leaving the nest, the juveniles will follow their parents around and beg food from them. Juveniles become capable of sustained flight two weeks after fledging.
They sure are ugly when they're young.........ugh!! lol
"American Robins eat large numbers of both invertebrates and fruit. Particularly in spring and summer they eat large numbers of earthworms as well as insects and some snails. (They have rarely been recorded eating shrews, small snakes, and aquatic insects.) Robins also eat an enormous variety of fruits, including chokecherries, hawthorn, dogwood, and sumac fruits, and juniper berries. One study suggested that robins may try to round out their diet by selectively eating fruits that have bugs in them." Cornell
Sun-oka Beach Provincial Park
Summerland, BC
Today was my first adventure out since my surgery. I am now down to one crutch and head back to physiotherapy tomorrow.
One of three baby Robins in a nest among the branches of a Crepe Myrtle tree in the yard…right by the road. I wonder about why they build nests where they do. There was a different nest positioned over the concrete driveway where two poor little fledglings fell to their death before we realized where the nest was. Next season, I will be on the lookout for badly placed nests and safely try to relocate them.
Turdus migratorius
American Robin - Turdus migratorius (fledgling)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Another from a series posted previously. I got several decent images of this bird, but missed the dramatic moment when an adult came in to feed it--happened too fast for me to move the camera into position.
A male American Robin in my backyard
Camera Used: Canon EOS Rebel T1i
Lens Used: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM lens
I was driving down my driveway on the way to work the other morning and spotted these robins engaged in combat. I didn't have much time, but stopped long enough to try to catch the action.
Here the Robin has returned to scrutinize the window where she saw motion. I may paper over the window to accommodate her sense of security.
Juvenile Sunbathing ~ American Robin ~ Turdus migratorius ~ Merle d'Amerique ~ My yard in Sparta, NJ
I find it kind of interesting to capture birds at high shutter speeds as they bathe. For sure you can capture scenes that the naked eye never sees. This was shot at 1/1600sec. Check it out in lightbox, press "L"
Mirlo o petirrojo americano (Turdus migratorius) en los dátiles de una palmera. UAM Xochimilco. Ciudad de México.
Georgina Point, Mayne Island.
The American robin breeds throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada south through the United States and into Mexico. Although some populations may stay close to the breeding grounds year-round, most from the northernmost parts of the range migrate south to spend the winter in the United States and Central America. These migrants occur as far south as Guatemala, and also winter in the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
All chicks in the brood leave the nest within two days of each other. Even after leaving the nest, the juveniles will follow their parents around and beg food from them. The wings of juvenile birds develop rapidly, and it only takes a couple of weeks for them to become proficient at flying. Juveniles become capable of sustained flight two weeks after fledging. Bird banders have found that only 25% of young robins survive the first year.
Derby Pond, Whatcom Falls Park, Bellingham, WA.
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American Robin - Turdus migratorius
Overpeck County Park, Leonia / Teaneck, New Jersey
Larger view and EXIF data, after the click: www.greggard.com/misc-birds/ebed800c