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
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Good to see Mrs Robin giving Mr some earache!
Even better to see the 2022 pics.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Feeding live mealworms to the Robins has come to the attention of the local Blackbird.
Collecting a worm.
And feeding his partner and allowing a side on shot in the hedge this time.
Best wishes,
How lovely Trevor, hope you have a new family again.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
So glad to hear you still have your Robin visiting and now with female in tow, fabulous photos of the feeding, can't get better than that. I wonder will they nest nearby. Something to look forward to, exciting news Trevor. Post Edit I have just seen your blackbird eating the mealies too, now you just wait, you had better up your order as they have a huge appetite.!!!
Lot to learn
Brilliant photos Trevor, and the first one of the blackbird, beak open and mealworm in mid-air, brilliant timing.
Today I tried the same trick as yesterday and hoped he'd fed her straight from the tub.
She had other ideas, it's the male sitting on the tub to start with.
While she fed herself he sat on the step of my workshop looking at me, possibly thinking I might have a separate supply of worms for him.
I had the auto focus on continuous and was pleased that it managed to swap focus between the two Robins fairly well.
Later on she reverted to sitting in the hedge and being waited upon giving me my clearest view yet.
This is also very good practice with the camera with such willing subjects and I'm not having to leave home to do it.