Winter Robin
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Winter Robin
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius), also known as the robin, is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin[2] 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 from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[3] According to some sources, the American Robin ranks behind only the Red-winged Blackbird (and just ahead of the introduced European Starling) as the most abundant, extant land bird in North America.[4] It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis of Baja California Sur 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.
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January 3rd, 2014
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Christine Mulgrew
Love the way you captured this natural setting and composed into a beautiful art piece.
Debbie Portwood
Beautiful capture and very unusual to see because here in Mo. I never see a Robin till spring. f/love!! I hope you are staying warm and safe as I hear you all are really getting extra cold temps and lots of snow! Good time to just stay by a wood stove somewhere! :D