[Tweeters] Nice flock of robins

[Blythe Horman via Tweeters]

And in among the dark-headed male robins: a single female varied thrush. :)

On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM Blythe Horman <blythe.horman at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Hi Tweeters,

>

> There’s a nice flock of 12 male robins picking busily at the bare earth

> under the pines outside my window, and some up in the trees. I know they

> haven’t arrived from anywhere particularly far away, but it’s a cheerful

> sight nonetheless. They’re lunging so vigorously into the ground that there

> are glimpses of their “underwear” (under tail coverts),which I find

> amusing. Not to “poor me”, but I’m essentially housebound due to chronic

> illness, so much of my birding has been from my apartment for quite a while

> now.

>

> On a side side note, I moved here two years ago in April, and it was very

> birdy. Last year, almost nothing. I’m curious what this year will bring.

>

> Happy birding,

> Blythe Horman, Lynnwood

>

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