Hermit Thrush

You can always tell when you found a Hermit Thrust because of their unique red-brown tail. They are a pretty hardy bird, they will migrate north in early spring and leave later in the fall. Whenever they are startled from the ground they will often fly up onto a low branch and stare you down!  That is where I found this one after I came around the corner and I saw him fly up from the ground and then the staring contest began…