13 November 08
Morphology
Birds spend a lot of the time twisting, moving their head around to look for food or predators. This hyperactive yellowrump was very active below the walnut tree, looking for insects kicked up by the morning sun.
There’s a puddle outside, left over improbably from the rain nearly two weeks ago. It’s attracting a lot of bathers and this robin reminded me of just what a pot belly they have….
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