I grew up thinking of American Robins (Turdus migratorius) as springtime birds, but in the area in which I live robins are with us throughout the year. I photographed this robin this past Saturday at Occoquan Regional Park when it turned towards me with a quizzical look. The little bird seemed more curious about my presence than disapproving, though the inflexible bills of birds makes facial expressions a bit hard to judge.
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Mike Powell 
Image was nicely done 👏👏👏
Thanks, Ted.
I love this little robin. He certainly looks like he has a tale to tell.
Beautiful shot. Love it.
Nice Mike! It looks like it is checking you out as you are photographing it.
Thanks, Reed. That was my thought exactly. 🙂
Oooh, love how the colours of bird and background match! Beautiful.
Robins are scarce here – migratory, mostly – but I got to hear and see a large flock yesterday. No photos for me, since they were too busy flying around. This is a lovely portrait.
I like the tilt of his head plus how the background and dried leaf color echoes that of his breast. Nice shot!
Nice, Mike! We have a small population here that overwinters too.
It’s a little surprising, Steve, to learn that you have robins there in the winter. I thought they left New England for warmer places as some of the human snowbirds do. 🙂
We have a few bird species that are winter residents here. Robins and Canada Geese and some Bluebirds as well.