Category: Robin

  • Robin Redbreast

    Robin Redbreast

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    Speciesname sounds like a name for a pirate. Somebody should put pirate clothes on this bird.  

  • European robin

    European robin

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    European robin, or just “robin” (Erithacus rubecula). This one was enjoying some sun in the Schlosspark Charlottenburg. It feeds mostly on insects. They played a big role in the discovery of the Magnetoreception. I quote from wikipedia: The avian magnetic compass of the robin has been extensively researched and uses Vision-Based Magnetoreception, in which the robin’s…