That's no robin. Robins sound like this...

That's no pipit. That's a robin.

Doesn't tha' know? He's a robin redbreast an' they're th' friendliest, curiousest birds alive.

Weatherstaff's robin redbreast, tilting forward to look at her with his small head on one side.

Robins sound like this...

Now, luckily, this Thrinaxodon, the size of a robin egg here this is a skull I've discovered just before taking this picture there's a pen for scale it's really tiny this is in the Lower Triassic, after the mass extinction has finished.

Bird, bird, bird...

Henna being applied in Morocco

How do robins sound?

Henna, several hours after application

I think the oil is supposed to help the henna set, but it also just feels nice on the skin because the dried henna doesn't feel that great. when the henna first comes off it's bright yellow, then darkens up over the next several hours.

Where do the thrush and robin sing?

Say bird. Say bird. Come on, say bird.

Recently, a new book documenting the ancient art of henna was released.

My heart is off on wings My heart is off on wings

Bird Tweet

Oh, oh, oh, oh... speaking native language

A warbler.

I am a bird!

Say bird.

He's a bird?

I'm Abu the thief... son of Abu the thief, grandson of Abu the thief.

Phoenix

A storm petrel

Are you a bird?

Serious. It's a bird!

Come on, say bird, say bird.

Poor little imprisoned bird.

A cuckoo. Didn't you hear it?

It's a cuckoo.

I got whistled at by a bird.

Peace Corps volunteer Emily (Emily and Jon in Morocco) recently experienced henna firsthand. On the blog, she posts photographs of henna being applied at the artisana where she works

And I talk about the dodo, and how the dodo became extinct, and then I talk about Spinoza.

You see, hummingbirds are not hypersonic, but they are maneuverable.

I really have the feeling of being a bird.

A finch eating frenzy

Iùs a naked guy with a birÔs head! Unbelievable!

I want a nice singing canary.

The young prince said bird.

No, that's not a bird.

Quiet. Did you hear the pipit?

Oh, be quiet, you naughty bird.

Look, now there's a hunting bird.

Each time a lovebird sings

Each time a lovebird sings Each time a lovebird sings