American Robin

10 Feb, 2009
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American robins (Turdus migratorius) are much larger than the robins in Europe (Erithacus rubecula). Most migrate south in the winter, but we had one in the garden last week scrubbing about under the pussy willow for grubs and berries. If they find a feeder they like, they will stay. Their return always signals the first signs of spring for us. Here's a link to their song: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/Dictionary.html

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Milky

Nice photo............

10 Feb, 2009

Catfinch

nice against the blue Elke...just got some back here last week...always a nice harbinger of spring...have looked forward to it every year since I was a child.

10 Feb, 2009

Terratoonie

Yes, spring is round the corner.
Good photo :o)

10 Feb, 2009

Bonkersbon

Lovely pic Elke - none too clever with latin names for plants but the latin name for your Robin suggests hes more closely related to our Thrush (and Blackbird ) family.

10 Feb, 2009

Elke

Yes, you're right Bonkersbon - it belongs to the thrush family. Same shape, size (of a large thrush), just different in colouring. This link is probably better for info than I am:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin

10 Feb, 2009

Bonkersbon

Thanks for that Elke....

10 Feb, 2009