Robin Red Breast (Erithacus rubecula) Collection
With its bright red breast the Robin Red Breast is familiar throughout the year in the UK living in woodland, hedgerows, parks and gardens
Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders. There are quite a few legends surrounding robins and their relation to Christmas The first legend takes us back to Victorian times, where the tradition of sending Christmas cards started. Royal Mail postmen, who wore bright red uniforms, delivered these cards. This earned them the nickname of ‘robin' or ‘redbreast'.
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