This is a juvenile American robin (Turdus migratorius), its spotted breast, oversized noggin, and short feathers giving away its youth. For some reason, I think its stubby, insufficiently-fledged pygostyle to be exceedingly comical:
This little birdie held its ground while its parents foraged nearby for tasty invertebrates. It faced down the two-legged mammalian menace with considerable panache, even if its immature panache left something to be desired.
oversized noggin
ReplyDeleteYou are a fine one to talk.
You're lucky it was a robin.
ReplyDeleteWith some types of birds, getting that close to a young'un would have gotten you dive bombed!
You are a fine one to talk.
ReplyDeleteHey, now, it may be big, but it's proportional.
With some types of birds, getting that close to a young'un would have gotten you dive bombed!
I've never been mobbed like that, but I've heard horror stories about red-winged blackbirds.
In downtown Houston, we have birds called grackles that dive bomb lawyers and oil men all of the time. My mother once got her glasses knocked off by one.
ReplyDeleteThose things are mean.
My tripod was recently pooped on.
ReplyDeleteI AM INDIGNENT!
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In downtown Houston, we have birds called grackles that dive bomb lawyers and oil men all of the time. My mother once got her glasses knocked off by one.
ReplyDeleteGrackles are pretty brassy. I've never been attacked by one, so the love affair isn't over.
My tripod was recently pooped on.
Passerine poops on paparazzo!