ROBINS

[Jacksparrow]

Top marks to your friend for the photos.
I have never tried to train a Robin for two reasons. I am really not in possession of the amount of patience required and secondly I'm not sure giving a wild bird that much trust in a human is a good thing.

[Butterfly]

Fantastic photos Kev . I've never managed to train my robins at all, the best I can hope for is that they don't run for their lives when they see me

[Jacksparrow]

Fantastic photos Kev . I've never managed to train my robins at all, the best I can hope for is that they don't run for their lives when they see me

Yep! I think you're correct

[Kev]

I think you need to sit out in the garden for a reasonable time so they get used to you being there and throw food at ever shortening distances and eventually they'll gain the trust. Robin's are especially brave. I have a friend who gardens a lot and the robin will come down and pretty much sit and watch her turning over the soil and go in for the worms as they come up nice and fresh!

[Jacksparrow]

I think you need to sit out in the garden for a reasonable time so they get used to you being there and throw food at ever shortening distances and eventually they'll gain the trust. Robin's are especially brave. I have a friend who gardens a lot and the robin will come down and pretty much sit and watch her turning over the soil and go in for the worms as they come up nice and fresh!

The first house I ever rented had a Robin that was fearless. He didn't know me but nevertheless decided that if I was digging in the garden his presence was required. I never fed him by hand as he was more than ready to help himself if a worm appeared.

[Placido]

2 (that's T-W-O) robins having a communal baffie this afternoon, thereby saving water !!
Wonderful exhibition of togetherness . Much enjoyment very plain to see.

[Willpar]

Lovely to see placi.

[Jacksparrow]

Two Robins sharing a bath. I knew they became more tolerant during the mating season with the opposite sex so I'm assuming the shared ablutions was the forerunner to something ..ahem a little more interesting

[Placido]

And there was me just assuming it was 2 lively social consciences

Actually, you could be right, Jacksparrow - May would be spot on for robins' second brooding. If the first was a success I haven't seen any evidence of it. Not a single young robin have I seen this season ...... yet.

[Placido]

Two baby robins arrived today . Don't know to whom they belong but no-one seems to own them . Anyway, they can play with the two baby dunnocks.
The robins seem to be quite at home and I've seen them a few times during the course of the day, so that's nice