Since March last year we've had a tame Robin take meal worms from us in the garden and he's been through a long story with us. Finding a partner, raising two lots of children, moulting etc.
If anybody missed it the whole story is on the link below.
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/276041/bold-robin#pifragment-4285=8
This is our tame Robin coming for his favourite live mealworms.
In January he started to be accompanied by another Robin.
She would come down for worms if I put some down and stood back a little way and is gradually getting bolder but not quite taking them from the hand yet.
Now the male has started to feed the female regularly and set me the challenge of capturing the hand over. Mostly she's just in the hedge so I can't get a side on shot and he's in the way of the moment of passing the worm most times.
When not taking worms he's often in a tree just the other side of our hedge singing.
This morning I put the tub of worms down and he fed her straight from the tub, he gives her up to 6 worms at a time taking the odd one for himself.
Hopefully other interesting year will unfold for our Robins.
Best Wishes,
Trevor
Wow! Those are amazing ...
How lovely that they still come to feed from you, so envious. I have a new Robin this year who is still a bit skittish but hopefully will come nearer in time, never had them on my hand though. I do have a tamish Blackbird who looks a bit worse for ware, don't know if he has been scrapping or just a poor dad from looking after his young. He comes when I shout/whistle and gets his suet pieces, he may get tammer.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Lot to learn