They Are Back!

Our backyard was once again graced by dozens of robins this morning.  They were drinking from the water fountain and the fish pond, enjoying some (slightly) fermented crab apples, and just generally horsing around.  If you look back at my blogs from earlier this year you will see where they came through our yard in a springtime snowfall on their way north.  Now they are headed back on their southward migration.

If you look carefully, I'm pretty sure that this guy on the bottom is the SAME ONE that was in the mountain ash tree in April!  He has the same white eye ring, yellow beak, and stripes on the throat.  He does have a few more gray feathers, but that is what one gets after raising a family.