Urban Nature Pictures 7/15

[urbpan]

While touring the zoo looking at pest control issues with a bird keeper, a European robin landed a foot away from us, clearly expecting something. American robins were named after European robins not only because their coloration is similar. Colonists noticed a behavioral similarity, with both birds attracted to areas of human activity. Both with particularly watchful eyes toward the human activity of disturbing the soil and exposing delicious invertebrates for easy eating.

Comments

[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'd been wondering why our thrushes got named robins.

[butsu.livejournal.com]

so cute! ))

[deathling.livejournal.com]

Awww it's so cutenfat. I want one of those to nest under my deck.