• Skua@kbin.earth
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    2 days ago

    I think every robin I have ever observed interacting with other birds has been a violent little bastard hahaha. Maybe they’re less a symbol of Christmas and more one of the Boxing Day sales

    And hey, it’s a shame that he died like that, but it sounds like you gave him a proper life of luxury for a wild animal. It’s beautiful that he trusted you so much

    • TheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.club
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      17 hours ago

      Yeah, robins are friendly with humans, but are fiercely territorial with other robins and if neither backs down in a fight, they can fight to the death.

      There was a poem I read once and I can’t find it anywhere. It was about a robin strutting proudly and ended with the reason being that “he killed his father in a fight”. I wish I could find it again!

      I have a fun fact about robins!

      https://autistics.life/@SilverArrows/114763194894486510