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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LivingLightly" data-source="post: 2735010" data-attributes="member: 572522">Yes, as a race. English robins readily come to people on their territory [USER=238814]@gennepher[/USER], especially where food is offered. Starlings quickly snaffle up mealworms and other insect larvae on the bird table, so I feed our resident male and female robins by hand.Interestingly, beyond the UK, robins behave quite differently.  An extremely shy woodland bird, their exposure to hunting has perhaps resulted in a more retiring species. We all love robins, but they're viciously territorial.  Disputes typically begin with males singing at each other, trying to get a higher perch in order to display their red breast more prominently and warn off rivals. If escalation should occur, injury or death seems inevitable, but IME one adversary usually withdraws.Unfortunately for other bird species, robins don't necessarily stop at attacking their own kind.  Dunnocks, for example, are frequently the recipient of this aggression. Thank you for sharing another action-packed video and a beautiful kaleidoscope for Remembrance SundaySunday's FBG 4.7 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.</blockquote>

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