I noticed this robin at a rest stop along Highway 395 in Washington (Sprague Lake). At first I thought it was dead, as it was completely motionless, even catatonic. But it wasn't! It was either sunbathing or anting. Anting is when a bird sits prostrate over an ant hill to allow ants to cover its body. It is thought that this helps the bird to rid itself of external parasites.
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