Weekend Birding: American Robin
The American Robin is one of the most familiar song birds of North America. With their gray upper parts and reddish orange breast they are easy to identify. During the fall and winter they roost in large flocks spending most of their time in the treetops. In the spring they move into backyards and nearby parks and can often be seen running across the lawn or tugging on a worm.
I took this photo last weekend at a park near my home. There was a small group of robins poking around in the leaves on the ground and a few were in the trees eating berries. Last week there were a few in my yard, perhaps checking out nesting sites. Spring is around the corner.
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Lovely photo! Great capture of the bird’s colorful red breast. Hope you’re right about spring being around the corner – I’m definitely ready.
Have a wonderful weekend!
~ Joy @ Joysweb
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I can’t wait until we see robins in our backyard again. Hopefully soon!
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What a great shot. He’s holding that berry so delicately too.
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Yay for the robins! I love them and love that I am seeing them here in St. Louis!
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What a beautiful photo. I watch a couple of Canada geese on the pond next to our house this morning and thought of you.
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Thanks for the thoughts. And how nice that you have a pond so close by.
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You get such great shots! Lovely close up of the robin.
Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/02/saturday-snapshot-february-26.html
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I love robins…I recall seeing them around a lot when I was a kid. I can’t remember the last one I have seen, though. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
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Looking forward to seeing them return! Great picture.
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Beautiful photo.
Thanks for sharing.
I see you are reading The Postmistress. Do hope you enjoy it. It was one of my favourites last year.
carol
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I just finished The Postmistress today. I loved it.
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Wow, what a stunning photograph!
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Leslie, this is another lovely photo! Enjoy your weekend.
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What a beautiful picture! Worth a million bucks!
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One of the birds I miss the most here in the desert is the robin, although cardinals live here quite happily.
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Great shot Leslie! good timing! I can’t wait to see a robin going to be awhile for us here…now they are saying our spring will be long in coming and cold 😦
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