Photos by Tag: robin
Feathered friends, Fidalgo neighbors
Hikes/walks provide exercise, relief from “incarceration” … and an opportunity to meet neighbors of the feathered variety. Some of these birds are more cooperative than others. The flicker is elusive, and the kill deer combines speed and camouflage to make things challenging. Always fun to come away with a photo or two.
Light in the forest
It is always a good idea to take a forest walk, but my Sunday adventure was particularly rewarding during this time of trauma associated with the international coronavirus epidemic. I met one other hiker on the way in. We talked briefly with no mention of the virus. On the way to my car I passed […]
Robin red breast
Afternoon sun. Robin on a split rail fence, Weaverling Spit, Fidalgo Island.
Bird watching
It’s complicated. I’m watching the bird, who’s watching the boat traffic … you get the picture. End of 5th Street at the base of Cap Sante, overlooking Fidalgo Bay.
Robin redbreast
We’ve still got several inches of snow up here on the hill, but it’s starting to thaw. I don’t know if there are more robins in the neighborhood after a snow … or whether they just catch my eye against the white background, but there were several yesterday looking for food in our yard and […]
Orange on white
A light dusting of snow became a blanket of white last night, creating a new set of problems for robins like this one. She and her friends perched on the branches of a nearby tree, waiting perhaps in the hope that the morning sun would melt the snow so they could find food. In the […]
Robin redbreast ponders snow
Yesterday I walked onto the back deck to find the water in our “birdbath/drinking tray” was frozen solid. This morning we had a dusting of snow so I ventured out again, only to discover a chubby robin staring in my direction as if to say, “We’re struggling out here! How about some food and water?” […]