January 23, 2003
Robin Redbreast

初めて私は駒鳥(こまどり)を見ました。

たぶん日本の駒鳥ちょっとちがいます。

英語でrobinです。

質問とコメント

1. In those parts of the United States which have four seasons, the robin is one of the first birds of spring. Of course, Texas is in the south, where the birds go during the winter. So when spring comes, this robin will fly north.

2. The robin is a very common bird and often shown in children's books. But I have never seen a robin before in my life. According to Peterson Field Guides: Birds of Texas, Austin is on the western boundary of its habitat.

3. The Latin name of the bird I saw is Turdus migratorius. He has a gray back and a red breast. But the photos on Google for komadori, show a bird that is blue with a red head. And another photo of the ヨーロッパ駒鳥 (Erithacus rubecula) was different still. Birdwatching is very confusing!

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robin in japanese is called 'komadori'? Thanks for the hiragana, couldn't understand the kanji before the word 'tori'.


Posted by: pikey on January 26, 2003 05:13 PM

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