Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
updated 11/14: Thrush, Veery, Robin, Solitaire, Bluebird

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Backyard Birds, Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Bend",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail. Note: Study of back feathers displaying inability to close over back due to girth.",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Paradise Ditch, Ashland",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Siltcoos River area, Waxmyrtle hike to the coast",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani) TID Ditch Trail",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani 11/17) Jacksonville Woodlands in the Madrone grove.",

"American Robin (© Nick Viani 12/20) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect",

"American Robin, Ashland Pond",

"American Robin - Farewell Bend CG, Huntington, OR (on the Snake River)",

"American Robin - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Brain Family Residence, Chiloquin, OR",

"American Robin - juvenile (Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR)",

"American Robin - North Mountain Park, Ashland",

"American Robin Fledgling (© Nick Viani 7/4) Wildcat CG, Hyatt Lake",

"American Robin gorging on Cotoneaster berries (© Nick Viani Jan. 3) Paradise Lane",

"American Robin harvesting Juniper berries: Eagle Ridge County Park",

"American Robin juvenile (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR)",

"American Robin nest (© Nick Viani 6/2) Wood River Wetlands, Klamath Falls, OR",

"American Robin on the Holly (© Nick Viani) Backyard on Paradise Lane, Ashland",

"American Robin on the Holly (© Nick Viani) Backyard on Paradise Lane, Ashland",

"American Robins gorging on remaining Cotoneaster berries in our yard (© Nick Viani Jan. 3) Paradise Lane",

"Black-faced Solitaire (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica",

"Bullock's Oriole (© Nick Viani) Mount Ashland flower trail, Pacific Crest Trail",

"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",

"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica",

"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica Note: the Clay-colored Thrush is the Costa Rican national bird",

"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",

"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani 2/4) Canopy Lodge, Panamá",

"Clay-colored Thrush after the bath (© Nick Viani 2/5) Canopy Lodge, Panamá",

"Eastern Bluebird (Biltmore Estate, NC)",

"Gray-cheeked Thrush (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska",

"Hermet Thrush (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",

"Hermet Thrush (© Nick Viani) White Rabbit trail, Oredson Todd Woods, Ashland",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani)"

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani)",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Jacksonville Woodlands trail system.",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Ordson-Todd Woods, Ashland",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Rocky Point Boat Launch, Fort Klamath, OR",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 11/13) Bear Creek Greenway, Bear Creek Community Bird Survey",

"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 11/29) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ",

"Hermit Thrush (Charlottesville, VA)",

"Hermit Thrush, North Mountain Park",

"Hermit Thrush - Ashland Pond",

"Hermit Thrush - backyard birds in Paradise",

"Hermit Thrush - immature (© Nick Viani) Doe Point Campground, Fish Lake",

"Mountain Bluebird",

"Mountain Bluebird",

"Mountain Bluebird",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Picard Rd., Doris, CA",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani 7/4) Wildcat CG, Hyatt Lake",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani 8/18/24) Wild Cat Campground, Hyatt Lake",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird - John Day Nat. Monument, Painted Hills Unit, OR",

"Mountain Bluebirds on the Line: Frazier Campground",

"Mountain Thrush (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica",

"Mountain Thrush (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica",

"Northern Water Thrush (Washington DC)",

"Northern Waterthrush - New World Warbler (© Nick Viani) Kougarok Road, Nome, Alaska",

"Partially-Leucistic Robin (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds in Paradise",

"Rufous-backed Robin (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona",

"Rufous-backed Robin (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona",

"Sage Thrush",

"Sage Thrush (on sage, of course)",

"Sooty Thrush (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica",

"Sooty Thrush (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica",

"Swainson's Thrush (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR)",

"Swainson's Thrush (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Swainson's Thrush (© Nick Viani 5/21) Backyard Birds, Audubon Bird Migration Day",

"Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon",

"Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",

"Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake/Sampson Creek Rd., Ashland, OR",

"Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani) Sawyer Park, Bend, OR",

"Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani 11/25) Butte Valley, Klamath Falls, OR",

"Townsend's Solitaire - Dillon Falls, Bend, OR",

"Townsend Solitaire - Eagle Ridge recreation area on Upper Klamath Lake",

"Townsend Solitaire: Eagle Ridge County Park",

"Townsend Solitaire bracing against autumn morning chill - Ditch Trail above Paradise",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Ashland, OR",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Backyard on Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail up Paradise Lane, Ashland",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Harris Beach State Park",

"Varied Thrush (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane, Backyard birds",

"Varied Thrush Approaching the Nest n(© Nick Viani) Lowell Point State Park, Seward, Alaska",

"Varied Thrush in a Russian Olive tree (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",

"Varied Thrush with Chicks (© Nick Viani) Lowell Point, Seward, AK",

"Veery (Blue Ridge Parkway, NC)",

"Western Bluebird",

"Western Bluebird",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Backyard Birds, Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Backyard Birds, Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Wildlife Monitoring Project",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane, Ashland",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/16) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 5/21) Oak Knoll Golf Course",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 7/15) Manifest Music Festival, Centerville, WA",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 8 Jan) Emigrant Lake, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",

"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",

"Western Bluebird (Female) (© Nick Viani) Rio Rico, AZ",

"Western Bluebird (male) (© Nick Viani) Rio Rico, AZ",

"Western Bluebird - Birds in Paradise",

"Western Bluebird - Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR",

"Western Bluebird Hyatt Lake (note: lens distortion attributed to lousy filter)",

"Western Bluebirds (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",

"Wood Thrush (© Nick Viani 11/20) Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica",

"Wood Thrush (© Nick Viani 11/20) Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica",

American Robin (in the distance) Hyatt Lake, OR

American Robin - juvenile (Crane Flats Reservoir, Bend, OR)

Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani)

Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Wash DC

Townsend's Solitaire (© Nick Viani) Bonner's Ferry, Idaho