The blue eggs of an American robin in New Jersey, USA
The blue eggs of an American robin in New Jersey, USA (© Mira/Alamy)
No egg dye required
The American robin doesn't go out of its way to hide its colourful eggs, nor does it need paint to celebrate Easter! Thanks to a process in the mother's blood, her eggs - which she can lay up to three times each year - are always this lovely shade of blue. There’s even a name for this natural hue, 'robin's egg blue'.
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