Robins are currently a common sight on all the lawns in this area . . . running, hopping, digging for and pulling up worms. They seem to always be on the move so I was quite happy when this one took a break on this old stump long enough for me to get a few shots.
Hi Gayle great shot of this robin, lovely detail and colour .I like the texture off your tree stump he is perched on....I have not seen many robins around my so far this year I love them... fav from me:)
@jamibann@helenhall@netkonnexion Thank you so much for commenting on my robin shot! I checked online for possible reasons why our robins look so different and I found some interesting information . . . the American Robin was given its name by the early settlers, who thought that, with its reddish breast, it resembled the English Robin. However, the American Robin is a thrush, not a robin, and except for the color of its breast, it does not look like the small brown European bird. :-)
I'm so pleased I read you reply Gayle, I was just about to comment the same. There seems to be many Robin varieties, I wonder if our short fat (and very territorial ) one came first.
