ROBINS

[Placido]

Rambo doesn't normally come close when I emerge with brekkers, he just mixes it with all the other regulars, but today he was on the side fence and came onto the patio wall immediately. I put a pinch of dried mealies on the wall where his father and grandfather had done the same thing in ages past. He selected two large whole ones and flew off.
This led me to the conclusion that he is feeding Mrs. Rambo not young 'uns. The reason for this is, I have observed that they break up the mealie if they are taking them back to young ones. When the nestlings grow they are given whole ones but as this was Rambo's first 'take' then it would follow that the chicks would be brand new. Therefore, the beakful was destined for the nest-sitter.

QED

[nuthatch]

[peregrine]

Only one Robin coming in now. Wonder if Mrs R is sitting at home on some eggs?

[Placido]

k1, p1, k1, p1, k2tog ....... granny agen . Mealies at the ready.
Rambo is far more athletic and inventive than his forebears - or maybe he's simply panicking more - not only on the kitchen door hangle but also the window sill and the door window sill. He looks shell-shocked.
He's too young to be a father but you know what the young generation's like .......

[Jacksparrow]

k1, p1, k1, p1, k2tog ....... granny agen . Mealies at the ready.
Rambo is far more athletic and inventive than his forebears - or maybe he's simply panicking more - not only on the kitchen door hangle but also the window sill and the door window sill. He looks shell-shocked.
He's too young to be a father but you know what the young generation's like .......

Congratulations! I hope the new arrivals enjoy their sleep or Rambo will be more like the Shadow in a weeks time.

[Kev]

On the way back from the bird equivalent of Tesco....

Robin gathering food by pumazooma, on Flickr

[Jacksparrow]

That is a cracking photo. I wish my name was against it.

[nuthatch]

fabulous Kev

First at one of the window feeders this morning was a robin usually it's blackbirds, starlings and wood pigeons.

I've never even seen a robin there before but it's probably visiting every morning

[squirrel]

That's a great Robin picture, Kev!

I have a pair of Robins nesting in the ivy on the front of my house. It is a favourite place for birds to nest. This is despite the fact there is a Robin box with a recess, in the back garden and has never been used!! I think they like the ivy as it is north facing and away from the food and other feeding birds.

There is also a Wood pigeon nesting in the ivy too. It looks ridiculous and it is too big for the ivy really. I saw it carrying sticks in a few weeks ago and the sticks were all over the drive where they had fallen out of the ivy at it tried to make it's nest. I thought maybe it had been unsuccessful in the end, but no!! I saw it there today lodged in the Ivy, peeping out! The people over the road must be having a good laugh at the comings and goings in my ivy!! There is also another Wood Pigeon nesting in the fir tree in the front garden too.

As I said the birds love the front of my house for nesting. The ivy really needs a tidy up but I have to leave it for now due to all the nesting birds. I have had to warn the window cleaner not to clean the box room window either due to the Robins. I haven't seen their nest, just the comings and goings with nesting material and then food. The wood pigeon nest is more towards the side of the house - lower than the box room window.

[Jacksparrow]

If you think the pigeon looks precarious now wait until the nest has two near full grown squabs in the nest. Pigeons make odd choices sometimes if they weren't so successful as a species it could threaten their existence.