Robinanza Despite The Cold

Looking skyward, a lone robin perches in the high branches of a tree in Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday morning, March 10, 2018. On the grounds below, there were literally hundreds of hungry robins foraging for food, presumably on their way north.

Even though it seemed these robins got bad intel--as snow was still on the ground and temperatures were in the mid-30s--there were an amazingly large number of them. Above, they feed from areas of the park that were clear of snow. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

This image, taken the next morning from the front grounds of Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, shows a large group of robins feeding on the ground and some in the branches of a flowering crab tree, which provided small berries. iPhone 6- Plus camera.