It snowed again this week. February has lived up to it’s cold reputation in southern New Jersey. For two years in a row we had little snow; we are wishing for those days back again as more icy rain is on the way tomorrow, and then another storm could arrive a few days later.
Recently, at the start of another bout of snowy weather, I looked out the window and spotted a flock of birds. I couldn’t tell by their silhouettes what type of bird they were, but thought I saw a flash of orange breast.
Sure enough, they were robins. Poor things, they looked miserable hunched against the snowflakes and wind. When I took a close-up photograph I chuckled, but also felt some sympathy, one robin had an icicle beard. Brrrr…I’m with the robins, I want Spring to come and Winter to quickly end.
This photograph is part of Skywatch.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
Cold but beautiful! Amazing how the birds adapt to the extreme cold.
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I wish I was adapting as well as they are…I’m ready for the warm weather to return.
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I hear ya!! It’s almost 5 A.M. (my sleep habits are terrible as I’ve aged) and according to Yahoo weather, we are at -3 degrees right now and dropping to -4. I HATE winter!!
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Plenty od “red” birds but no Robins yet.
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I have some cardinals too. They love the feeder, and this week I added extra safflower seed for them.
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Are they susceptible to the colds? Nice capture.
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I’m not sure. I will have to read the article Janie posted in the comments. Perhaps there is some info on how they make out in the cold.
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Love your photos, Kathy. Good brief “robin” article here from Cornell.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/is-it-unusual-to-see-american-robins-in-the-middle-of-winter/
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Thanks Janie, I will take a look.
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I feel so sorry for the poor wee garden critters, especially the ones who migrated from the north. Go further south!
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So do I…I think they stay around all year in our area. I have seen them in the snow in other winters.
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When I saw my first robin in January, a bird enthusiast assured me robins do not migrate. I never knew that because I never used to see them before Spring. 👀🍃
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Hi, The link a few comments up had great information about robins. I didn’t know they change behavior during different seasons. They fly together in the winter, in spring they become territorial. I love birds…so interesting. Thanks for stopping by the blog.
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