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One of the first active Robins I've seen this year (American Robin, which is a different species than the original namesake bird in Europe) perched on a rock wall at Council Crest park in Portland. He was pretty calm as I approached slowly and I was able to move around the wall to shoot this angle after the next shot in my stream.
The American Robin or North American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. The head varies from jet black to gray, with white eye arcs and white supercilia. The throat is white with black streaks, and the belly and undertail coverts are white. The Robin has a brown back and a reddish-orange breast, varying from a rich red maroon to peachy orange. The bill is mainly yellow with a variably dark tip, the dusky area becoming more extensive in winter, and the legs and feet are brown.
We had quite the storm yesterday, and late at night found this little
guy, unable to fly. We took it in, fed it and kept it warm in a box.
I'm glad to announce that very early in the morning it was in good shape and flew away. I'm sure it was very relieved too!
A partial leucistic robin. I've only seen one or two of these before.
UCA Campus, Spangle, Washington
4/23/2007
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - good example of limited imagination of first American settlers. They just spotted some thrush with dark orange chest and called it like tiny flycatcher from Europe: Robin.
I read that Crane Fly Larva is a pest in lawns. I am thinking that when I see American Robins feasting in the grass these are what they are eating. Earthworms too but these seem to be caught more frequently?
Petirrojo americano - American Robin - Turdus migratorius
El mirlo primavera2 (Turdus migratorius) también conocido como zorzal robín,3 mirlo americano, robín, robín americano, zorzal migratorio, zorzal pechirrojo, zorzal petirrojo o zorzal real,4 es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia de los túrdidos. Se distribuye ampliamente en América del Norte desde el norte de Canadá y Alaska. Invierna en los estados de Florida y California; y en México, Guatemala y Belice. Es el ave oficial de los estados de Connecticut, Míchigan y Wisconsin.
Es principalmente activo durante el día y se reúne en grandes bandadas durante la noche. Su dieta consiste en invertebrados —como larvas de escarabajo y oruga— al igual que frutas y bayas. Es una de las primeras aves en reproducirse al regresar del invierno. Su nido lo construye de hierba gruesa, ramitas, papel y plumas que unta con barro y amortigua con hierba u otro material blando.
The American Robin or North American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. The head varies from jet black to gray, with white eye arcs. The throat is white with black streaks, and the belly and undertail coverts are white. The Robin has a brown back and a reddish-orange breast, varying from a rich red maroon to peachy orange. The bill is mainly yellow with a variably dark tip, the dusky area becoming more extensive in winter, and the legs and feet are brown.
The American Red-Breasted Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It breeds throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada southward to northern Florida and Mexico. While Robins occasionally overwinter in the northern part of the United States and southern Canada, (as they sometimes do here in the Midwest) most migrate to winter south of Canada from Florida and the Gulf Coast to central Mexico, as well as along the Pacific Coast.
It is active mostly during the day and except for the breeding season assembles in large flocks at night. Its diet consists of invertebrates (e.g. beetle grubs, caterpillars and worms), and fruits & berries such as these Hawthorn haws, which they devour during the cold weather months.
A friend called me and asked if I would be interested in seeing an "albino" robin. I said sure, I will be right over with my camera. We found the bird. It turns out this is a leucistic pied American Robin and not a true albino bird . I was able to view it from a very close distance and get quality shots of the "leucistic pied" plumage of this American Robin. For an explanation of leucism & albinism in birds: www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/Albinism_L... A rare occurrence, and a great find by my friend, Jack.
An adult male robin perched in a honeysuckle bush beside my house. He was very skeptical of me as his family was nested near by.
Yes, that's their real colour! They hatched a couple of days after this shot was taken, but I wasn't there to catch it...darrrr.
I loved the color this robin begged me to capture. Tualatin River NWR near Portland, OR in Washington Co.; Jan 26, 2014.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/id
This bird took some seconds to get this berry down, turning it this way and that, opening his mouth wider and wider.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin : "The chicks are fed worms, insects, and berries. Waste accumulation does not occur in the nest because adults collect and take it away. Chicks are fed, and then raise tails for elimination of waste, a solid white clump that is collected by a parent prior to flying off."
Note: Three more pictures in the first comment.
Not sure if it is a male or female robin.So far all I can find out is that the females are a paler colour than the males so it might be a male.I guess if I call it and he answers then it is a male.
The American Red-Breasted Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It was named after the European Robin by the first settlers in North America because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European Robin belonging to the flycatcher family. The Amercian Robin breeds throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada southward to northern Florida and Mexico. While Robins occasionally overwinter in the northern part of the United States and southern Canada, most migrate to winter south of Canada from Florida and the Gulf Coast to central Mexico, as well as along the Pacific Coast.
The American Robin is active mostly during the day and assembles in large flocks at night except during the breeding season. Its diet consists of invertebrates (such as beetle grubs, caterpillars and worms), 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.
With a few exceptions, American Robin populations appear to be increasing or are stable throughout North America. Thriving in suburban parks and gardens, the American Robin has often benefited from urbanization and agricultural development.
ISO800, aperture f/6.7, Exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 450mm
These are male(r) and female robins at the nest with young. Notice the leg of the female bird(l)...Is this a case of scaly leg mites?...I guess that will be pasted on to her young?
American Robin © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on March 26, 2022.