The American robin is one of the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S.—so familiar, in fact, it’s the official state bird of Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Michigan. With their bright orange bellies ...

The robin is regularly crowned the UK's favourite bird. With its inquisitive nature and unmistakable red breast, it's a familiar and welcome sight on garden fences and along country paths. But how ...

Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet. . . “Rockin’ Robin” by Bobby Day Recently my column has focused on large charismatic wildlife such as bald eagles, wolves, condors, etc. But the reality ...

The RHS has warned that birds are in trouble and need our help – and gardeners are urged to avoid hedge trimming in May to ...

With its bright scarlet breast and cheerful, ticking song, the robin is one of the most recognisable visitors to a British garden. Friendly and curious, it’s just as likely to hop alongside you while ...

Are robins birds of spring? We actually tend to have more robins here in winter, but there is a sense that those springtime birds are quite different than the ones that we see now. In a few months, ...

As a self-professed nature nerd, I’ve become accustomed to common names for plants being misleading. Rose of Sharon, for instance, is not a rose but a hibiscus. It follows that names for animals may ...

Those winter visitors known as American robins have arrived in South Central Texas. A few weeks ago I spotted only a few, but flocks of these birds with brown backs and reddish breasts have since ...

Across the UK this May, one routine tidy-up job could quietly break the law and devastate nesting robins in your hedge. Are ...

I'm more than willing to help you, especially after you said such nice things about me. Even though lots of people have said my writing is "astute" (and by "lots," I mean you are the first one), I ...