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This bird didn't mind me taking a series of carefully framed shots from about 4 feet away! Seemingly afraid to move and still enough to allow a 1/2 sec exposure... and I'll never know what the heck that cherry pit was doing balanced beside him on that tiny branch!?
I was taking a picture of some ducks when I heard a noise next to me. Lo and behold this robin had landed about 5 feet away.
Turdus migratorius
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I asked, and he kept looking under the leaves, but we never did find it. Tinicum
American Robins are seen feeding in the top of a Sweetgum tree at Ibis Cove in Fleming Island, Florida.
American Robin © Jane Baryames. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on May 9, 2020.
One of a large flock of American Robins enjoying Winterberries on a December day in southwestern Ontario
Using its wings and tail, the America Robin enjoys a bath and shower in a convenient area between flat rocks along the creek. Thrushes of the genus Turdus are found worldwide. They are considered among the best singers of all birds.
There was a flock of Robins in Brandywine Park (in Wilmington, Delaware) this morning. A number lit in this berry bush and feasted.
American Robin © Clark Anderson. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on March 26, 2022.
Scientific Name: Turdus migratorius
Wikipedia:
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.
The last of the baby robins who nested outside my window. It was sheltering in the corner of the building, on the sidewalk. It could fly maybe 3 feet off the ground before landing again. Momma robin was still feeding it.
There must have been at least 30-40 American Robins dining on the berries of a Mountain Ash tree in my back yard. These are just a few random shots. The tree will be stripped bare in short order!
On January 29, 2010, rain was predicted in Vancouver. However, the sun came out in the morning for a while and a flock of American Robins descended on the English Holly tree just outside my kitchen window. This one kindly perched on a branch at the side of the tree and posed for many photos. Here are a few.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) taking a bath in a puddle at Somerset Lake, Chester county, Pennsylvania, USA.
North American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - Rollins Savanna, Lake County Forest Preserve District, near Grayslake, IL - 1 June 2013
Because it's the first one I've seen close-up since I was oh-so-much younger in the 1960's in Ohio. They were as common as crows are in southern Louisiana, my home for the past 50+ years (and crows are EVERYWHERE around here). I just happened to spot this one and a couple of its pals at a local playground. I don't know if there are any local colonies of robins, I just know I've never seen any around here before.
Juvenile Sunbathing ~ American Robin ~ Turdus migratorius ~ Merle d'Amerique ~ My yard in Sparta, NJ
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) on chainlink fence at the entrance to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, in Washington, DC.
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Photographed near Lexington, Oklahoma, on 15 March 2023.
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