20 Facts about Red Robin that you didn’t know

20 Facts about Red Robin that you didn’t know

The robin — an animal so intertwined in the images the mind conjures up when one thinks of Christmas, that we couldn’t disassociate the two.

The little plump ball of feathers reminds us of the chilly snowy Dickensian nights beside the fire, but this hasn’t always been the case.

The idea of the robin isn’t as old as you may think!

Here we’re going to look at 20 facts about the Red Robin.

1# Young robins actually have a brown breast rather than the iconic red. It stays this way until their first molt when their red feathers begin to grow.

2# The robin is synonymous with Christmas due to the British Postmen wearing big red tunics resembling red robins.

3# The love of robin’s in the U.K. is not something shared around the world, with many nations shooting their robins for a range of reasons including food and sport.

4# During the Victorian period, robin skins were used as a bizarre ladies’ hat accessory.

5# The name “Robin” wasn’t always the choice of phrase, until the 20th century they were simply known as “Redbreasts”.

6# The average life span of a European Robin is 2 years, and they start to breed in late March.

7# The robin is actually related to some unusual birds, including Blackbirds as it is a member of the Thrush family.

8# On December 15th, 1960, the red robin was officially named Britain’s National Bird.

9# Each robin is quite unique, with each bird having a unique, but difficult to identify breast pattern.

10# The oldest red robin ever recorded was 13 years old.

11# If a robin is fed during the winter, it will carry on returning to the area for the whole winter.

12# Around 3 quarters of all robins in Britain, either through being unable to fend or becoming prey, die before their first birthday.

13# Robin’s singing is often mistaken for that of a nightingales. This is supposedly due to street lights confusing the birds and making them believe it’s still daylight.

14# Robins actually have quite the sweet tooth, being known to steal fruit cake and uncooked sweetened pastries.

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