Monday Portrait & Bird of the Week: Robin

Christmas is over. But let’s give one last shout to the bird beloved of all Christmas card manufacturers and every British bird lover.

For Monday Portrait and Birds of the Week XLV

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

47 thoughts on “Monday Portrait & Bird of the Week: Robin”

  12. A handsome bird indeed! And also a good example of why Latin is still an important language. Our robin is a different species. “ The European, and seemingly original, robin is a small bird — part of the flycatcher family, with a red orange breast and face. The North American robin is an entirely different bird. Part of the thrush family, it’s much bigger, with a yellow beak and striking white markings around the eyes.” Erithacus rubecula versus Turdus migratorius. I hope to not come back as an American Robin and have to be known as a migrating…. LOL

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    1. I hadn’t picked up that you were in the US! I did occasionally see robins in France, but further north than where we were in the Pyrenees.

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