When the Eastern Yellow Robin arrives in our garden, usually in Autumn, we often see its sleek yellow, wren-size, form bobbing about looking for insects and spiders, but after a bath (see above), its body becomes a little puff ball, no more sleek than a lemon. Of course, not all of our wild bird species are attracted by the bird bath, yet it is amazing how many do spend a little time there, especially of course in dry weather.

One would not say that their call is melodious, in fact it is rather piercing for such a small bird. Song of the Eastern Yellow Robin

The bird is fairly common in its habitat, sometimes even in towns and backyards. Still, I was surprised to discover that Youtube has several film clips of this bird in action. Here is a film that shows a pair of them cavorting, unusually, in the deep water of a barrel. Most birds prefer the shallow of a bird bath with a broad rim.

A footnote for our friends overseas: We get three Robins in our neck of the woods: the Flame, Scarlet and Eastern Yellow. None of them are related to the European Robin or the American Robin.