Carol DM
I posted a black and white photo of a Robin in my garden yesterday. If you missed my post here is a link: Robin ~ Black and White Friday
This bird is called an American Robin. They are fairly large songbirds with a large, round body, long legs, and fairly long tail. Robins are the largest North American thrushes.
I had two families that raised babies this spring in my yard. They chased away the bluebirds, but to be fair, they arrived first. And they are bigger than the bluebirds, so they won this year.
The photo above is a female robin looking for worms for the babies. She is in Dustin’s garden. You can see the bench to the right of her.
Below are more photos of the robin, one of the male. They have a brighter pronounced color and the photo shows how they got their name “Robin Red Breast”. They have a bright pronounced breast and the dark orange color is beautiful.
The first photo below is a female sitting on a nest in one of my pine trees.
All Photos ©CarolDM2019
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Ever seen an American Robin?
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See the worm in this male Robin’s mouth, off to feed the babies, cool right!
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Such adorable birds!
great shot, my favorite is the male with the worms, heading off for baby feeding!
This is the color photo of the one I posted yesterday (link above). Some asked to see the color version. I love the one on the fence as well. That was the beautiful male.
I liked the B&W one more – Robin Noir! The last one today is awesome though!
Yes I have so many birds here, but the Robin I know. You are an awesome photographer.
I know you have many my friend, thank you so much.
beautiful birds indeed
Thanks, I have to agree with you.
Nice to watch birds in action
Yes it is, many wanted to see the black and white robin in color.
It is definitely a thrush, in no way a robin! I gather that when the Pilgrim Fathers landed in America from England they missed not seeing robins, which are birds that have a habit of living near humans and being very visible. They therefore picked on a local thrush that happened to have a reddish breast and called it a robin instead.
These are in the thrush family, as stated above, the American Robin is the largest bird in the thrush family…. Robins are the largest North American thrushes.
Check this out from CORNELL UNIVERSITY Department of Ornithology:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/
I hope you watch the puppies again next year
Not sure what that means but ok!
Lovely photo, I hope your Bluebirds return..
Thanks they come to the bird bath.