There is a Robin that regularly appears whenever I'm near my workshop where I fill the bird feeders and every now and then it takes a mealworm from the hand. This morning I managed some photos of the Robin taking a mealworm from my wife's hand The pictures are a bit grainy as it was early and the light was not good so had to use a very high ISO to get the shutter speed up high enough but pleased with the results none the less.
Well you are taken with this bird malarkey! Enjoying a glass of wind and nibbles and a good catch up, to stop and go home for his nibs treats! Ruined or what is that Robin of yours! Nice to see your wee pal again. I like your garden.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Robin story is moving along nicely. We found out that his nest is in a neighbours garden 2 doors away in the back of a shed and he was heading that way with increasing numbers of mealworms in his beak (up to 7) and more and more often, plus our neighbour whose garden he lives in is feeding him too. Quite often he turns up with the result of his own foraging in his beak and adds mealworms to that. A couple of days ago he stopped heading for the neighbours garden with food and is now heading to various points in our hedge. Eventually I managed to see a little speckled Robin chick moving through the hedge keeping well under cover and I'm sure there is a least two of them as dad heads off in quite different directions with food and is straight back for more.
I've also noticed what I think is a female asking for food from him, could this be a different female or would he be pair bonding with the same female for a second brood?
Trevor
Taking the maximum amount of mealworms to the nest.
Breaking off from foraging to get some mealworms, the black worm and other little insect he had on arrival and he's added one mealworm.
Tops up before heading off.
Could this be his partner or a new female asking for food?
A fleeting glimpse of one of the chicks moving through the hedge, mostly they're being fed out of sight deep in the hedge or in undergrowth at the base of the hedge.
Kind regards, Ann
Lot to learn
Fabulous photos Trevor, and thank you for keeping us up to date.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Our Robin is still feeding his young and partner, there's at least 2 fledglings being fed and they are getting a bit bolder about feeding less deep in the hedge and I've managed to get a few shots of them being fed.
Almost in the open, just a leaf blurring the shot.
Just missed the hand over.
Waiting for a worm.
A flurry of wings.
And to great disappointment, dad goes straight past, off to the other fledgling.
At last, the handover of a worm.
And another handover.
The partner waiting for her worm.
Just missed the handover.
Waiting for dad to bring a worm.