We were invaded by this ruddy breasted and noisy gang last week. I hear from my husband that they eat the fermented berries of the pepper bushes in Florida and fall drunken to the lawns this time of year---much to the excitement of the house cats?
If I was outside, they were cautious of my presence but also loud and bold in attacking the slightly frozen holly berries. I live in a holly wood but my holly does not seem to be making wine! The British say robins are mostly solitary, but in our spring they certainly are NOT that. In Britain they call a group of robins a "round" or a "breast." In the U.S. I am told we call them a wave although I have never heard that term. Well, I got a nice "hiya" this week while healing my ear and these photos show that.
Next post will be about robins at the watercooler!
Here I thought they just hopped around looking for worms. never seen them onto berries. We used to have a similar bush and once a year it was invaded by a flock of cedar waxwings or as my mom called them bandit birds. THey have always been a favorite of mine.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos BTW.
DeleteEntertainment from nature. The best kind.
ReplyDeleteWhen the robins return here we get excited.
ReplyDeletethe British robin is a different bird from our robin.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Thanks. Robins flock to berry filled bushes here too, but I haven't seen many yet. Maybe it's because our berries haven't frozen yet.
ReplyDeleteFabulous Robins eating, love them.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show the wonderful things we see when we slow down long enough to look..
ReplyDeleteWow Photos! Glad you ear is healing.
ReplyDeleteIt is surreal to see a big flock of robins. Here in Vermont, that usually happens in late winter. Maybe that celeb groundhog is right for an early spring.
Your robins are quite different from ours!
ReplyDeleteWe have migratory robins in central NJ,which arrive in big gangs, suddenly trees crowded with them, and year rounders who are much less gregarious. Not unlike humans at beach resorts.
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