Erika and I watched American Robins feeding on a Quinault Lake lodge lawn on 14 April 2021. As I photographed the robins, their drooped wings reminded me a bit of egrets and herons that raise their wings, hoping small fish will swim into the shade or perhaps enabling the predators to see the fish without a lot of sun reflection. Robins are most successful at feeding on the ground in short grass and sunny days. I wonder if wing shadows make robin prey fatally flinch. On the other hand, perhaps feeding on the hot lawn requires robin’s to cool off with wings held loose.
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