Early in the morning
There’s a flash of brilliant red
And a tap upon the window
While we are still in bed
He’s not there to say good morning
Or to stop us sleeping late
He is there in all his glory
To fight his mirror mate
He arrives early to greet his reflection in our northern windows. We hear a scratch on the window and there he is in all his glory. The vivid scarlet breast and white patched forehead mark him unmistakably as a Scarlet Robin. This inhabitant of the Jarrah and Wandoo Forests of South Western Australia is an Old World Flycatcher and not related to its English Robin Red Breast namesake. Apart from his good looks he has a beautiful trilling, warble. The female is not as gaudy but is also gorgeous with a pale red breast and more subdued colouring.
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