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There has been a slight uptick in recent observations of the Varied Thrush around the region. This orange-coloured cousin of the robin (also a thrush) is a permanent, but sparse, resident of the region. In the winter, a few more of them can be seen as others migrate through the region.<\/p>\n
I have recently spotted the Varied Thrush in a few places, but principally hanging around the rowan trees, where it seems to like both berries and the insects it finds there.<\/p>\n
Unlike the robin, this thrush is remarkably skittish: if it realizes that you are watching, it is abruptly gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the real reason for this posting is that I managed a picture showing it flying. I discovered that in all of my previous images, it is perched. Indeed, the vast majority of the online images also show it perched — it seems that it is difficult to take a shot of the Varied Thrush flying. <\/p>\n
A male Varied Thrush forages in a rowan tree.
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It then flew to a different location, and in doing so, spread its orange wingbars.\u00a0
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There has been a slight uptick in recent observations of the Varied Thrush around the region. This orange-coloured cousin of the robin (also a thrush) is a permanent, but sparse, resident of the region. In the winter, a few … Continue reading