Round Robin: The portly bird who’s fatter than a Christmas turkey
It is usually turkeys that put on weight at this time of year – not robins.
But this little red-breast has stuffed itself with so many crumbs that it looks plump enough for the Christmas table.
The well-fed robin was spotted wob-wob-wobbling along a fence at Plymouth’s Burrator Reservoir. Despite its bulging appearance, the red-breasted bird was still able to defy gravity and take flight.
And experts even say the robin is in good nick to survive a harsh winter because it has clearly stocked up on food.
The rotund bird was spotted by photographer Paul Mingo as he feasted on a snack of bread crumbs on a fence post at the Burrator Reservoir in Plymouth, Devon.
Mr Mingo, 38, said: ‘When I first noticed it, I was a bit far away and thought somebody had left a brown ball on the stump.
‘Then I looked through my camera and saw what it was. It was very tame and I was able to get up quite close to it.
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