The robins brought their appetites

January 16, 2026

My cat jumped up on a windowsill while I was working and looked very interested in something outside. I came to check it out, and found robins descending on a holly tree (which I'm pretty sure is a non-native variety, from Asia, and so will eventually be replaced with a native one). They brought their appetites for the berries.

A photo looking outside the house, where a dozen or so robins have landed/are landing on a holly tree, which still has many red berries on it.

A photo from the same position within an hour of the first, but this time there are no robins and no berries.