Curious American Robin
by Eva Lechner
Title
Curious American Robin
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The 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 Old World 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. According to some sources, the American robin ranks behind only the red-winged blackbird (and just ahead of the introduced European starling and the not-always-naturally-occurring house finch) as the most abundant extant land bird in North America. 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 one of 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 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.
Copyright 2017 Eva Lechner
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November 5th, 2017
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Comments (19)
Johanna Hurmerinta
CONGRATULATIONS! Your beautiful art work is featured on the home page of LADIES CLUB. LF.
William Tasker
Your wonderful focus work here makes this such and interesting and fun image! Love. Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Wes Iversen
Excellent focus work, Eva, and a cool setting with the leaf-covered railing in bokeh! L/F
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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