The robin is a fundamental creature of Christmas season
Appearing on Christmas cards ( right )
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The Robin – according to some English folklore – is the harbinger of “bad luck” . Note I’m not all into superstition, however I found this intriguing …..
“A robin in the house is a portent of death
The humble little robin, eh? Who’d have thought he hid such sinister purpose? But some people take this very seriously indeed. On Dartmoor, it was taken to such an extreme that if you received a Christmas card portraying a robin, you were supposed to rip it up immediately. It meant that the sender was wishing you bad luck.
The verdict: Old wives’ tale. Or let’s hope so, anyway. “
( source : https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/country-superstitions-true-or-false-30529 )
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Celebrate this delightful relationship with our feathered friends, with a BTO expert robin guide, including where robins nest, what they eat and how to attract them to your garden, written by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO):
Why do robins have red breasts?
The robin’s red breast is part of what endears it to us, providing a welcome flash of colour on a winter’s day.
But its evolutionary purpose is for a more serious role, with male robins using it to settle territorial disputes, especially during the breeding season.
More at BTO
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The classic song about the Robin tapping on the window – I grew up with the Dutch version copied below
