Robin in January

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Robin in January

January 31, 2015 by Mike Powell

When I was growing up in New England, the appearance of robins was viewed as a harbinger of spring. Although I rarely see them during the winter, American Robins (Turdus migratorius) are with us throughout the entire year here in Northern Virginia. Yesterday was sunny, but cold and windy, and on a walk around a local lake I spotted a small flock of robins, looking a little bedraggled in the winter weather.

It’s a little early, but I’m ready for spring to arrive, though we have a lot more winter to come.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife, Winter | Tagged Alexandria VA, American robin, Burke Lake, Canon 50D, robin, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto, Turdus migratorius | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on January 31, 2015 at 8:18 am | Reply Frank Dynamite

Beautiful!
- on February 7, 2015 at 5:23 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Frank.
on January 31, 2015 at 8:34 am | Reply karentraversy

Now robins are here year round in New Hampshire.
on January 31, 2015 at 9:31 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I was surprised one very cold day to see the biggest flock of robins I’ve seen stripping crabapples off a row of ornamental trees in a parking lot. There had to have been hundreds of birds in that flock. I don’t know how they get through these cold winters.
on January 31, 2015 at 12:12 pm | Reply Garden Walk Garden Talk

We see them year round too. Such happy little birds making us seem like spring is right around the corner. Seeing them on a branch singing like in your photo makes my heart sing too.
on January 31, 2015 at 9:46 pm | Reply Laura (PA Pict)

I’m having to get used to american robins. They are quite different to their European brethren. I see them regularly but always think they are something else before I remember they are robins but of a different order.
on February 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm | Reply Sarah Longes - Mirador Design

Nice to see the American Robin 🙂 I have so much fun photographing the European Robin in winter and spring!
on February 4, 2015 at 2:47 am | Reply Marie Keates

We have robins year round but they’re a little different to yours
- on February 4, 2015 at 6:50 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I am amazed that two very different birds share the name “robin.” The European robin seems to be more colorful and about the only thing the two birds seem to share in common is the orange-colored breast.