tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post5286551842197210879..comments2024-03-28T00:12:19.937-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: On American RobinsRedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-165848241308061712015-10-05T17:28:16.051-06:002015-10-05T17:28:16.051-06:00Oh your Pileated woodpecker shot is incredible. I ...Oh your Pileated woodpecker shot is incredible. I love to see flocks of Robins I have only seen that once in the bush drinking out of the stream in March last winter. Very cool. BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-67672045688881862062015-10-05T17:24:22.858-06:002015-10-05T17:24:22.858-06:00That's a nice photo of the pileated woodpecker...That's a nice photo of the pileated woodpecker. Now, do you say pie-leated or pill-eated? Either way, they are eye catching birds.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322560394424489522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-7732324403171577772015-10-05T05:26:28.255-06:002015-10-05T05:26:28.255-06:00Great shot of the woodpecker! I haven't seen a...Great shot of the woodpecker! I haven't seen a robin for awhile. I think most - if not all - of the ones here have headed south. I'd head south for the winter, too, if I could :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-27454820507071569132015-10-05T01:30:43.548-06:002015-10-05T01:30:43.548-06:00It is for sure. If I want to see a lot of birds I ...It is for sure. If I want to see a lot of birds I have to get out to the bird sanctuary. I intend to do that one of these days and post my sightings at my blog. Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-12473102158670521162015-10-04T20:17:23.208-06:002015-10-04T20:17:23.208-06:00They were here a few days ago eating every berry i...They were here a few days ago eating every berry in sight...then poof they were gone. They made quite a racket when they were here too...I think winter might be coming early:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-69916833881978475462015-10-04T19:23:50.304-06:002015-10-04T19:23:50.304-06:00Yes some duck species leave early...like the small...Yes some duck species leave early...like the small ducks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-55319356847547042242015-10-04T19:22:58.558-06:002015-10-04T19:22:58.558-06:00Thanks. This guy just ignored us.Thanks. This guy just ignored us.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-24035053718488985812015-10-04T19:22:22.450-06:002015-10-04T19:22:22.450-06:00I think thee are different groups and they're ...I think thee are different groups and they're influenced by the breeding territoryRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-71702620840866618512015-10-04T19:21:19.821-06:002015-10-04T19:21:19.821-06:00You're right. They have to find food that they...You're right. They have to find food that they like.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-74356092486635138182015-10-04T19:20:39.474-06:002015-10-04T19:20:39.474-06:00Yes, there's a definite first spring robin wi...Yes, there's a definite first spring robin with bright colors.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-77017158433707204562015-10-04T19:19:34.088-06:002015-10-04T19:19:34.088-06:00This is the only big one we have. The rest are muc...This is the only big one we have. The rest are much smaller.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-39423037637646270312015-10-04T19:18:13.134-06:002015-10-04T19:18:13.134-06:00The city is a rough place for birds.The city is a rough place for birds.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-25236049087407786552015-10-04T19:17:00.998-06:002015-10-04T19:17:00.998-06:00Yes we get the large flocks in the fall. I the win...Yes we get the large flocks in the fall. I the winter the most I've seen together is seven.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-61293630283254816482015-10-04T19:16:14.110-06:002015-10-04T19:16:14.110-06:00I think you're right. They don't move that...I think you're right. They don't move that far south.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-5442090903252469772015-10-04T12:01:05.235-06:002015-10-04T12:01:05.235-06:00Here we only see robins starting in the spring, bu...Here we only see robins starting in the spring, but in terms of migrations for birds, I expect the ducks and geese who spend summers here are already gone- for the most part, some ducks stay here over the winter, as long as they can find open water- and most of the ducks and geese around at present are from further north, just stopping for a break.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-86055493563749185812015-10-04T08:42:13.571-06:002015-10-04T08:42:13.571-06:00Great shot of that Pileated woodpecker.Great shot of that Pileated woodpecker.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-59620643074156405442015-10-04T08:17:32.172-06:002015-10-04T08:17:32.172-06:00We don't see robins us till spring. I like the...We don't see robins us till spring. I like the idea of Wimpy versus Tough guys! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-31839747752366463302015-10-04T07:27:14.845-06:002015-10-04T07:27:14.845-06:00The robins won't leave as long as there is foo...The robins won't leave as long as there is food on the trees, I've had them all winter, too! It depends on our fall berries. They love our sumac all winter!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-5627477718705475182015-10-04T05:39:28.930-06:002015-10-04T05:39:28.930-06:00As a kid they always flew south and the start of s...As a kid they always flew south and the start of spring was seeing your first Robin. Now a few stick around in deep woods.Nice woodpecker shot, I saw a few yesterday but couldn't get close.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-11367574639311675312015-10-04T04:19:48.500-06:002015-10-04T04:19:48.500-06:00Your woodpecker looks quite different from the one...Your woodpecker looks quite different from the ones I have seen here, Yours is much bigger. Always funny to see them pecking the wood!biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-41712922840119602142015-10-04T02:58:17.785-06:002015-10-04T02:58:17.785-06:00I see a few here during the winter months..I think...I see a few here during the winter months..I think some do stick around...nice shots!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-11014806136164152792015-10-03T23:34:46.578-06:002015-10-03T23:34:46.578-06:00Hi Red, your woodpecker shot is beautiful. I can s...Hi Red, your woodpecker shot is beautiful. I can see the wonderful Fall leaves in it too. I didn't know that robins flew south. The robins are one of the few birds besides sparrows and chickadees that I've seen a lot of. I like all birds and am very happy when I see one that is new to me. In Vancouver where I live now it is mostly pigeons, seagulls, robins and sparrows that I see. Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-55282474316105534812015-10-03T21:29:23.106-06:002015-10-03T21:29:23.106-06:00Beautiful woodpecker Red!Beautiful woodpecker Red!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296393166114580709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-21248983032967562512015-10-03T21:08:00.203-06:002015-10-03T21:08:00.203-06:00We have robins here year round, but they do seem t...We have robins here year round, but they do seem to hang out in flocks, stripping one tree or shrub of its berries at a time and then moving on to someone else's yard. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56829030400176294452015-10-03T20:44:59.394-06:002015-10-03T20:44:59.394-06:00we get some all the way down in texas thru the win...we get some all the way down in texas thru the winter. that must be where the wimpy ones go. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com