Hermit thrush.



 From the archieves, a hermit thrush along one of the trails in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2019.

A big winter storm with rain, heavy, wet snow and high winds is forecasted over the next 2 days.

Personally I'm staying in and hoping the power doesn't go out.

Catharus guttatus. 

Hermit Thrushes usually make their nests in and around trees and shrubs, but they can also get more creative. Nests have been found on a cemetery grave, on a golf course, and in a mine shaft.

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