Hermit thrush.

Hermit thrush, Nov 4, 2019, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Late in the day we had a flurry of birds, including this hermit thrush, coming into the water feature in the yard.

Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrushes sometimes forage by “foot quivering,” where they shake bits of grass with their feet to get insects. They also typically begin to quiver their feet as they relax after seeing a flying predator. Some scientists think the quivering happens as the bird responds to conflicting impulses to resume foraging or continue taking cover.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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