Meet Robin Jr.

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I say Jr. because of the spots on his chest and the varied shades of grey on his head. Only the juveniles have these spots on their chests and an adult male has more solid grey coloring on his head and upper back (the female is similar, with a browner coloring on her head and upper back.) Not the most ideal setting for a stand-out image of a robin, as he blends in pretty well with the background here. But, I was glad to find a willing participant in the short time I spent on my photography today. We got busy on the garage again and made multiple trips to recycle shops, donation drop-offs and even made an attempt to go to the refuse center (though we were too late for them and will have to accomplish that tomorrow). Somehow, that used up the majority of the day and I didn't have a blip as the sun was getting low. Junior here was a welcomed sight and I decided to overlook the cluttered dull background.

I wanted to know more about the American Robin and some differences between it and the European Robin. If you are interested, this is some of what I found:
The American Robin, also known as the Robin, is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related; the European Robin is a songbird belonging to the flycatcher family. The two are quite different in size, as the American Robin in roughly twice the size of the Eurpean Robin.
The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin./i]

I would imagine that the flock in my area is just moving through on their way down south for the winter. I'll be happy to see them again in the spring. Their arrival is a sure sign that the weather will be warming up. :)