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A Hermit Thrush On A Snow Day
February 21, 2025 A winter resident here in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus). As the snow was coming down steadily two days ago it was in a typical stance flipping up its tail and slowly lowering it over and over again. Though they eat insects during the warmer months, in the…
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Often At The Birdbath
January 28, 2025 A winter resident here. One that thoroughly enjoys the birdbaths. A Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus). Winter or summer they often find their meals as they forage on the ground. Insects during the summer and berries during the winter. No interest in the seeds I put out. But wonderful to see them so…
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One Handsome Creature
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), a handsome creature that arrives in autumn to spend the winter in central Virginia, and in much of southern North America. They enjoy berries during their stay here and during the summer they eat insects. As I look at the maps of their range I see that my location is marked…
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Feather Maintenance
Two Hermit Thrushes (Catharus guttatus) at the bird bath late this afternoon. I had about ten steps to take to get my camera that was all set up to get pictures, but one of the Thrushes decided to leave before I got a chance to click an image. The one that was left was fluffing…