jlo Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I have just been down the garden with the girls. The last couple of weeks or so when I have been there, a little robin has been ever so tame and hopping onto the bench to see if I have any titbits. I know that it is always the same one as he/she has a bit of a sticky up wing. Today (I will say he for the sake of argument) was around again and I managed to sneak him a meal worm without the girls catching on. I then realised that there was a wee baby robin a couple of feet away that he went over to feed with the meal worms. Honestly, I could have watched them for ages....had four very nosey chooks not come up and scared them away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 we have a pair of robins who've been sneaking in the run when the girls are out and helping themselves to the layers pellet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Awww, sounds lovely. We had some starlings in the garden yesterday and Opal chased them all off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 My blackbirds come and steal the hen-porridge, but the pigeons get chased away from the corn! Sweet that he was taking food for his baby though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 we have a pair of robins who've been sneaking in the run when the girls are out and helping themselves to the layers pellet! I have one of those too. My chooks won't touch pellets but I have them in a hopper just in case they do help themselves. I think the blackbirds and robins take the lion share. and I managed to sneak him a meal worm without the girls catching on. I then realised that there was a wee baby robin a couple of feet away that he went over to feed with the meal worms. Honestly, I could have watched them for ages....had four very nosey chooks not come up and scared them away! I put out mealworms twice a day for the wild birds and "our robin" is always sitting on a nearby branch waiting. He scoffs one or two himself then flies away with three or four in his beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Aaaw how lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Aawww, how cute! I saw a couple of strange looking birds in the garden the other day, on closer inspection they were a pair of juvenile blackbirds. Dad was nearby, collecting grubs. Whenever he got any they stood flapping with beaks agape and he fed them! They looked far too big to be being fed - typical teenagers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 You lot down south seem to be much further advanced than up here I have 2 nest cams and our sparrow and our blue tit are still sitting on eggs though I did see a rook fledgeling on the Lawn 2 days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Aawww, how cute! I saw a couple of strange looking birds in the garden the other day, on closer inspection they were a pair of juvenile blackbirds. Dad was nearby, collecting grubs. Whenever he got any they stood flapping with beaks agape and he fed them! They looked far too big to be being fed - typical teenagers! I always laugh at the teenage starlings, happily feeding themselves until mum/dad gets hold of a tasty morsel and then they're all hounding them - feed me, feed me, feed me!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 We've had the same robin coming back to us for a few years now. Our cat prefers to eat his food outside (he is a strange one!) and the robin always comes over after he's finished and pinches the last remaining bits! This year we've noticed that he has a mate, she sits on our holly tree, and he goes over and feeds her. Its rather lovely to watch. He waits from the Holly tree and waits for Thomas to finish his food and come inside, so he knows its his turn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 We've had a Robin that we've been feeding mealworms to for several weeks. She will even take them from our hands now. Every morning and evening she comes buzzing round us and leads us to the shed where the meal worms are kept. A couple of weeks back she was bringing her babies with her into the garden and they were taking the mealworms too. The babies seem to have flown the nest now but she still comes in for her mealworms. We think she may even have another batch of babies as she is flying away with 3 mealworms at a time and then coming back for more. She is the sweetest tiniest little thing I must get some piccies of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Pictures OH took of me (well my hand) and the robin this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Aaaaaaahhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Cute! We have lots of sparrows in our garden at the minute collecting up nesting material and the like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 How lovely is that?! You're very lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
