Tuesday 7 July 2015

Young Robin

I was fascinated watching a young Robin as it spent a while investigating the feeding area of the garden. It looks to me as though it hadn't long fledged. To begin with it just watched the other small birds deciding what it should do next:

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It didn't take long to work out what the peanut feeder was for ...

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... before dropping to the ground to see what might have been scattered by other birds:

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It then investigated some of the planters before moving on.

10 comments:

  1. It's a little gem. I love watching fledglings trying to work out the big wide world. I know how they feel.

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    1. Adrian: They always look so bemused for the first couple of days or so.

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  2. It's a brand new world for a little robin! Great series.

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    1. Wilma: It nice when they hang around long enough for a few decent photos.

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  3. Inbuilt instinct is both a wonderful and utterly mysterious thing

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    1. Simon: It is. Imagine being born and having to look after yourself after just a few weeks at home.

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  4. Wonderful to watch their antics as they explore their new surroundings.

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    1. Frank: It is. I am always a bit anxious until they learn about some of the dangers around them.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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