thankyou, Vince. Interesting re the different birds and the various countries. A longtime pal in NZ sent me some place mats with pictures of the NZ birds on, many years ago.

thanks Alex. for some reason, I like the one where he's splashing best : )

interesting to hear this too, Gary, about not seeing Robins in Arizona where you are.

I didn't take a pic of robins before, as thought they were too "everyday"/usual. Now am glad I did take these, since some people don't get to see them very often now

that's interesting, Karen, and thanks also : ) Didn't realize the Robins are not "resident" birds in your area. Here they seem to stay year round, unlike many other places where they return each spring. We had a huge pyracantha years ago, and it was covered with red berries each winter, which the robins feasted on during cold weather.

Hi Janice, thankyou for the nice praise. Should have explained, this was taken from the open front window, looking out onto our patio : ) - was in a rush to upload these before heading out earlier today.