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Old March 20th, 2017, 11:16 AM   #4888
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My favorite American bird. The Robin. See how it stands with its red breast thrust forward. It's behavior is very queer. It takes a bunch of steps then looks around then dips its head to the ground to eat something, maybe an insect or a seed. I have seen robins pull earthworms right out of the ground and swallow them whole.
The American robin is actually a thrush, unrelated to the European robin.

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