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Eva Adamovich
Eva Adamovich
Sat, Dec 21, 2013 12:59pm

Merry Christmas!

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Eva Adamovich
Eva Adamovich
Sat, Dec 21, 2013 1:00pm

Happy Holidays!

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althea
althea
Sat, Dec 21, 2013 4:39pm

Perhaps it’s a reference to the Hunting of the Wren, on Christmas Day or St Stephen’s Day.

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
reply to  althea
Sat, Dec 21, 2013 4:54pm

Ah, yes, perhaps that’s it.

Or maybe the partridge escaped from the pear tree…

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NorthernStar
NorthernStar
Sun, Dec 22, 2013 4:44pm

They’re Robins. Often spotted in gardens this time of year and are traditionally linked to Christmas (mostly through the greeting card industry but also from a folk tale about the red breast.)

You probably don’t recognise them as you’re used to the miscatorgorised and far uglier American robin.

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Bluejay
Bluejay
reply to  NorthernStar
Sun, Dec 22, 2013 8:56pm

Holy gratuitous insult, Batman! ;-)

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