Those are two pretty big Holly Trees!
I am clueless when it comes to birds. I know the basic Robin, Gold Finch, House Finch, Cardinal & Blue Bird. ....but that's about it. I always thought that because I have a bird name and as a child I really didn't like it, that was the reason I was bird ignorant. Maybe, I just really need to get a good bird picture book.
These birds look similar to a Robin ....but much much larger
They will eat most of the berries on those trees before they leave.
Do any of you know what type of bird they are??
It is a robin! They look much duller in the winter due to their "winter coat". Come spring, their feather's brighten up again.
ReplyDeleteKaytee, no they are not Robins. They are about 2 1/2 times the size of a Robin. A guy at a bird store told me what they were 3 years ago and I forget
ReplyDeleteIt's not a bird that we get here but it looks a bit like some sort of thrush to me. Robins belong to the same family/ As your robin looks different to ours maybe your thrushes do as well.
ReplyDeleteI've googled American thrush and found some pictures of something called a varied thrush that looked similar
Kaytee & GLA, I e-mailed a local who has a bird blog and he says they are Robins. I don't know, this flock shows up every year and eats most of the berries on the tree and then leaves. The Robins we have here later in the spring are much much smaller....at least half the size.
ReplyDeleteI always thought that those berries are poisonous. I have no idea about the bird, but it looks very pretty.
ReplyDeleteana, holly berries can make humans sick if you eat more then 3. I am going to keep track of these birds and how long they stay. I will take pictures of the robins that we have here in the spring. Maybe they are just a flock of migrating Robins that are much bigger then the type we have.
ReplyDeleteThey are definitely robins. They travel in flocks in the winter searching out fruit.
ReplyDeleteMarcia, I guess that they are Robins. It's pretty bad when a Robin doesn't know a Robin when she sees one!!! They have eaten a great deal of the berries and I think that they are gone now. I am going to have to take a picture of a Robin in the spring to see if they are smaller or if it's just me and "The Italian" that think so :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like Robins to me too. I haven't seen any around here yet this year. I will keep my eyes open for any large ones though!
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others, it's definitely a robin. Go hide your head, Robin...or maybe we'll just change your name to Bluebird ;-)
ReplyDeleteI thought the photos were robins as well, but they do look a bit dull in the winter. They also puff up their feathers and look different. I did check my "Petterson Field Guide for Eastern Birds" to try to identify a thrush or robin-like bird but larger. I didn't find an alternative. It did say that robins were 9-11 inches tall.
ReplyDeleteWe have some crab apple trees on our property and the robins flock to them in late fall and eat all the fruit left on the tree. Once the fruit is gone, the robins disappear for the winter.
Granny, I can't change my name...but, I can change my picture!
ReplyDeleteHey, at least you know what your name means! Good luck on your journey to find yourself. (Would that be a 12 step program??)
ReplyDelete~~Lori
Lori, you are too funny....I think that I'm going to keep my bluebird pic....If only I could find a blonde bluebird!!!
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