A Robin Redbreast in a cage…
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American Robin: When was the last time you saw one?
American Robin
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius, also called North American Robin) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family.
This species of Robin is widely distributed throughout North America.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 8.5 inches
• Black to dark gray head
• Broken eye ring
• Dull red breast and belly
• White undertail coverts
• Gray upperparts
• Streaked throat
• Thin yellow bill
• Sexes similar-female somewhat paler
• Winter plumage is somewhat paler than Summer plumage
• Juveniles have spotted, whiter breasts
• Common in residential areas where it often forages on lawns
• Often sings very early in morning
• Often found in large flocks outside of breeding season
The American Robin’s diet generally consists of around 40 percent invertebrates, such as beetle grubs, caterpillars and grasshoppers, and 60 percent wild and cultivated fruits and berries. It forages primarily on the ground for soft-bodied invertebrates, and finds worms by sight, pouncing on them and then pulling them up.
The adult robin is preyed upon by hawks, cats and larger snakes, but when feeding in flocks it is able to be vigilant and watch other birds for reactions to predators.
The American Robin has an extensive range, estimated at 16 million square kilometers (6 million square miles), and a large population of about 320 million individuals.
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Faith without works…
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.
A Francis Beaumont quotation
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Great Skua
The Great Skua is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 17.5 inches Wingspan: 16 inches
• Sexes similar
• Large, heavyset, thick-necked with broad-based wings
• Thick, heavy bill
• Broad white patch at base of primaries
• Short broad tail
• Sometimes chases other birds to steal their food
• Juveniles take several years to reach adult plumage
• Most often seen far offshore
Behavior: In appearance as well as in habits the skua seems to share the attributes of the Raptores and the Laridae. Its strong hooked bill and its sharp curved claws enable it to stand upon and rend asunder the victims of its rapacious habits. The Great Skua’s flight is also somewhat hawk-like. Yet it stands horizontally and runs about nimbly like a gull. Morris (1903) says that it “soars at times at a great height, and flies both strongly and rapidly, in an impetuous, dashing manner.
Breeding range: Islands of the North Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe and Shetland Islands. Said by Kumlien the Great Skua breeds at Lady Franklin Island north of Hudson Strait.
Winter range: The North Atlantic Ocean, occasionally reaching land. From the Great Banks, off Newfoundland, and Georges Bank, off Massachusetts, to New York (Long Island). In Europe from the British Isles and Norway south to Gibraltar. Occasional in the Mediterranean Sea and on inland waters.
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