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The 12 Days of Robin Facts

12 Days of Robin Facts, by Laura Parsons

Day 5: Robin is really a contraction and diminutive of “Robert”.  The original word for the species was “Ruddock” or “redbreast”.

Photo credit: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2t6RVwKnNz3pbzhcWT1mms6/eight-reasons-why-we-love-robins

 

 

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