Wings of a Robin
by Nava Thompson
Title
Wings of a Robin
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken of a Robin in a tree with pear berries. His wings are in action as he takes a berry. ................................This bird breeds throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada southward to northern Florida and Mexico............... While Robins occasionally overwinter in the northern part of the United States and southern Canada,............ most migrate to winter south of Canada from Florida and the Gulf Coast to central Mexico, as well as along the Pacific Coast.................. Most depart south by the end of August and begin to return north in February and March (exact dates vary with latitude and climate). Despite being depicted in the film Mary Poppins "feathering its nest" in London,[17] this species is actually a rare vagrant to western Europe, where the majority of records, more than 20, have been in Britain.................In autumn 2003, migration was displaced eastwards leading to massive movements through the eastern US, and presumably this is what led to no fewer than three American Robins being found in Britain, with two attempting to overwinter in 2003�2004,[18] although one was taken by a Sparrowhawk.[19][20] The most recent sighting in Britain occurred in January 2007.......This species has also occurred as a vagrant to Greenland, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Belize. Vagrants to Europe, where identified to subspecies, are nominate T. m. migratorius, but the Greenland birds also included T. m. nigrideus, and some of the southern overshots may have been T. m. achrusterus.................The American Robin's breeding habitat is woodland and more open farmland and urban areas. It becomes less common as a breeder in the southernmost part of the Deep South of the United States, and there prefers large shade trees on lawns.[22] Its winter habitat is similar but includes more open areas.
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March 2nd, 2014
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Comments (72)
Anita Faye
Phenomenal flight capture Nava, love it! Featured on Poetic Poultry! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Hanne Lore Koehler
What an incredible motion capture, Nava!!! Unbelievable focus, clarity and details! Wonderful sunlight and shadows! SPECTACULAR!!! L/F/G+/SU/P
Terry Wallace
Nava Jo this capture is poetry in motion. The berries and the birds breast are pretty much the same color and you caught this fellow in flight eating a berry! Great shot! L/F
Lynn Bauer
Fantastic capture with the spread wings...AND the berry in his mouth!! You were really on top of this one!! f/l