I finally pulled a carpet of noxious weeds from the (empty) flower garden last evening, and this morning I noticed a robin out there grazing.

Poor robins. Their scientific name, Turdus migratorius fortunately means something more high-fallutin than it sounds. Turdus means thrush and it’s a genus with many species….

And, yes, it’s the state bird of Michigan (includes sound files)!

This entry was posted in faunal, outdoors on Friday, 28 March 2008 at 4:07 pm.
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