Description

This is the third sighting we have had of this lovely but secretive little singer–whose song is uncannily like human music–in the yard in the past two years, but the only time we have spotted it out on the front lawn. This time, s/he was perfectly posed on the pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn), after having sampled a few pyracantha berries, which have proven to be “pub favorites” with a number of bird species, including American Robins, Golden-Crowned Sparrows, House Sparrows, House Finches, Townsend’s Solitaires, and Black-Capped Chickadees. The warm yellow you see in the backyard is the neighbor’s weeping alder. This chubby little number didn’t seem the least bit fazed to be photographed. Taken from 20 feet away in late October 2016. So thrilled to see this bold little berry eater. To date, my closest encounter with these thrushes!

Category

Category 1: Birds with Food or at the Feeder

Species

• Hermit Thrush

Tags

• Hermit Thrush
• thrush
• bird
• wildlife
• nature
• berries
• winter food source
• Pyracantha coccinea
• Scarlet Firethorn