“Red” Robin?

IMG_7089Extremely fun fact: Even though the breast of the robin is orange, it is referred to as “red”. The colour “orange” comes from the name of the fruit and was brought into the English language after the naming of the Robin.
Latin: Erithacus rubecula.

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