Sunday, May 16, 2010

"Contemplating Spring" - Photo of the Day - May 16th, 2010




Contemplating Spring - Photo of the Day - May 16th, 2010
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"Contemplating Spring"

An American Robin sits in short dried grass with it’s back turned to the camera, looking for grubs in early spring.

Captured in Pavan Park in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is one of the best-known birds in North America. It was given its name by the early settlers, who thought that, with its reddish breast, it resembled the English Robin. However, the American Robin is a thrush, not a robin, and except for the colour of its breast, it does not look like the small brown European bird.

The American Robin is the largest thrush in North America. The adult measures about 25 cm long and weighs about 77 g. In addition to its cinnamon-rufous to brick-red breast, the American Robin has a black head, white eye-rings, yellow bill, black and white streaked throat, and grey back. The male is generally more brightly coloured than the female.

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