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One Robin hung out at the feeders for a while.

Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) - Hall County, Georgia.

A bluebird sits on a limb in late winter.

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Waiting for dinner. There was originally three nestlings, but the third one didn't make it.

Eight days later--getting big!

I discovered this nest outside the garage door of my building in mid-May and took photos throughout the next few weeks.

Bringing in the grub!

Alaska, Alexander Archipelago. Baranof Island

Rental House

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Family Turdidae
Order: Passeriformes

Alaska, Alexander Archipelago. Baranof Island

Rental House

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Family Turdidae
Order: Passeriformes

It's back to a few photos from my archives until the next time I go for a drive. I am adding the description that I wrote under a previously posted photo taken the same day.

Wow, it's just after 2:00 am, 19 November 2023, and I heard a Coyote howl at the back of my place. Of course, pitch black, so I wasn't able to see it. Just heard it again.

I think this will be my last Varied Thrush image. None of the photos are good, but, as I'm not likely to see this beautiful bird again, I did want to make sure I could find the photos easily again (thanks to Flickr). SInce this sighting, I did hear two Varied Thrushes calling at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. Didn't see them, but I did record the sound of their calls.

This photo, and half a dozen similar shots, looked reasonable when I quickly checked them in my camera after taking them. However, when I went to edit them on my computer, I discovered just how bad they came out : ( Even though this gorgeous male Varied Thrush suddenly came out into a more open spot for just a few seconds, I was standing in amongst the trees and the light was not good. My camera was fully zoomed, so the closeness of this sighting took me off guard. Ha, looks best in thumbnail size. Oh, well, at least I was fortunate enough to see this bird - my first time ever seeing one - and to get at least a few photos, even if very poor quality.

This bird spent all its time deep within the conifer trees and a tangle of dark undergrowth. If the bird was on the ground and happened to move into slightly better light for a split second, it was mostly hidden by endless tiny branches. A difficult bird to photograph, not to mention almost impossible to find in the first place.

"The Varied Thrush’s simple, ringing song gives a voice to the quiet forests of the Pacific Northwest, with their towering conifers and wet understories of ferns, shrubs, and mosses. Catch a glimpse of this shy bird and you’ll see a handsome thrush with a slaty gray back and breast band set against burnt-orange breast and belly. Common in the Cascades, Northern Rockies, and Pacific Coast, Varied Thrushes forage for insects in summer and switch to berries and seeds in winter.

Varied Thrushes hop on the ground or low in shrubs and trees. They eat mainly insects and other arthropods in the summer and switch to nuts and fruit in fall and winter. On breeding territories, male Varied Thrushes sit on exposed perches to sing their haunting, trilling songs" From AllAboutBirds."

Hylocichla mustelina

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Female Blackbird taken from my chair through the French Door window.
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My Blackbird just love bathing. Taken from my chair through the French Door window.
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Blackbird(F) after a Bath.Taken from my chair through the French Door window.
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Taken Roundhay Park Tropical World Leeds
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was so busy hunting for worms that he didn't seem to notice my presence. It was my lucky day as they tend to be quite skittery.

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