The end of November isn't the time of year we should be discussing robins....but for some strange reason, there is a very large flock of American Robins hanging about this year.
When we say 'large' we are talking about somewhere between one and two hundred.
we would not normally see those sort of numbers except in early March when flocks of them sometimes stop here while on migration northwards.
Normally we don't expect to see robins from towards the end of August until about mid-February. Definitely not the case this year!
the most recent wind and rain storm has brought the water levels up slightly and stripped the trees of their remaining leaves, so at least now we can see what birds are there. You can see the snow line too, it should be much lower in a few days.
this chilly scene (the sun had already gone behind the hillside), shows American Coot on the beach and a couple of Great Blue Heron....the massive flocks of Coots seem to have moved on, or maybe they are just somewhere else in the area, but a few remain.
here is a closer look at the heron.
As we headed home, had to slam on the brakes...
this young Red-tail Hawk was perched on a hydro pole.
Where are the eagles? Well most of them have been soaring overhead enjoying the clear skies and out flow winds.
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