A Varied Thrush has been spending the winter visiting a yard in Okotoks, just south of Calgary.

Varied Thrush (front) with Northern Flicker, Okotoks, January 2018. Photo by Leanne Ross.

This thrush breeds in the boreal forest and can be found west of the city in the summer. They will occasionally overwinter here.

Varied Thrush, Okotoks, winter 2017-2018. Photo by Leanne Ross.

Varied Thrush, Okotoks, winter 2017-2018. Photo by Leanne Ross.