American Robin - HD Mini-Documentary

Transcript: "The American Robin is a symbol of spring. It is among the first North American birds to breed and lay eggs each year. And, the Robins song is one of the first heard early each morning.

Its orangish-red belly is a familiar site in North America. The robin is active during the day, hopping across lawns searching for worms, which it hunts visually pouncing on them and then pulling them up.

The Robin eats other invertebrates, such as beetles, grubs and caterpillars, but fruits and berries also make a significant portion of its diet.

It is named after the European Robin because of its bright red chest, but the two birds are not closely related. The American Robins habitat crosses North America from Canada to Mexico with most robins migrating south during the winter.

Young chicks are altricial which means they are very dependent on their parents. Only 25% will survive their first year. The average lifespan is two years.

The American Robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin."

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Pets & Animals

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• wildlife
• nature
• birds
• robin
• american
• european
• eggs
• nest
• documentary
• north
• america
• canada
• mexico
• worm
• migrate

[musicgirlz995]

They are out side my house right now :)

[AgileHProductions]

@musicgirlz995 Lock your doors and call 9-1-1!

[ImSoOffended]

does the lifespan take into account chicks that die in infancy, taking out that outlier, what is the new lifespan?

[AgileHProductions]

@ImSoOffended Sorry. I don't know.

[Marmalade000000]

so you're saying the American Robin isn't actually a robin?? That's interesting

[AgileHProductions]

@Marmalade000000 It's a different species than the English robin.

[xearthprincessx]

wow, i saw over 40 of these guys in my backyard this morning for the first time. they're breathtaking to watch! =]

[lpvcrcd]

They are early singers but their song is pleasant and soothing Not jarring like a jay or cardinal . I bet you would miss them in the spring if all that was quiet I would ..We have a chorus all over the street in the spring They will sing into early june and then they more or less stop [after all the babies are gone . But Spring is when they are most vocal and reply to all the other robins

[captainPOB]

im STUNNED

[mrben077]

There's a lot of these around my house. Cool video!

[robin3470]

@TheMoomoopoopoo and my name is Robin Abernathie :)

[captainPOB]

I AM THE MASTER OF THIS BIRD. im very actual whit life exploration thx for video im DOOMED its just amazing to see em on camera. THX

[deadlytaco101]

Whats really neat about robins is they jump on the ground and it rumbles underneath

the ground and it attracts worms

[ketchuph8r]

A robin is a handsome guy. I love it when they run. So cute! :)