Favorite Robin Picture

This is now my favorite Robin pic.


Pondering:

Robin Fledgling

Hey, I think we have a robin fledgling here.
At least that's what it looks like from googling it.
Seems fairly big/mature (juvenile?) and so I thought maybe it was a female robin, but females don't look like that.
And definitely flying with the robins.
That's the best pic I got of it and the closeup is blurry.

Cornell has a pic of a fledgling. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

NOTE: I'm noticing bird Families differ from place to place.
American Robin: Muscicapidae vs Turdidae.
Must not be a fixed categorization on those.
I noticed that on Sparrows too.

Also:
enature
Google images

Robin's Nest

And what do we have here...peering into the evergreen tree with camera and tele so not too close...



Mrs.(?) Robin flew out of the nest and was NOT happy with me.
Posed as if to say sternly, "Back off!"



Stomp.


I hope I didn't traumatize her too much.

Info on "Gestation"

"Question: I am building a raised playhouse for my kids and noticed that a robin had built a nest and laid 3 eggs...

Answer: ...It takes about 12-14 days for a female to incubate the eggs. After the birds fledge, about two weeks later, the father takes two weeks to teach them how to survive. This means that you may need to postpone constructing the playhouse for up to seven weeks if the nest is active. ..."

Just a partial clip. Complete article at the link. There are also more links to follow. One has
pictures of eggs and hatched babies.

NOTE:
It may be incorrect to apply the term "gestation" to birds as "gestating" refers to "carry in womb."
Googling on gestation and birds gets results, so leaving it as is. Put the word in quotes, though.

Wisegeek.com says "the term may be used for the incubation period of eggs for egg-laying animals like birds."

Robin

Can't believe I haven't posted a robin yet. Probably cuz the pics are always slightly disappointing. But hey, this seems to be the year for bird pics, cuz I'm getting a lot of them, so I'm going to post all the different ones I have.





I call him "Portly" although "Paunchy" is probably more accurate.
I think his big tummy is cute.