Topic: A young robin

[Flighty]

Whilst on the plot this morning a young robin stopped by to say...Good morning!

http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/good-morning/

[BarriedaleNick]

I love the pics Flighty esp the last one - a great capture!
We get a lot of mature Robins but I never see the young ones - maybe Im a noisy gardner!

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/8oRR2YaG5Rm4c-qpvxBseg?feat=directlink

[grannyjanny]

Years ago we had a young robin in the garden, it almost flew in my face. Every night when I went to the bottom of the garden to feed the rabbits & guinea pigs it would sing in the hedge as I approached. I used to say I can here you but I can't see you & it would then fly out & sit where I could see it. This went on for months. I used to wonder if it was sigh from the other side ;). Well you never know. One of my daughters used to ask if it could be nana.

[Tulipa]

Lovely photos Flighty, Robins are my favourite bird.

Interesting what you wrote Grannyjanny, years ago my Dad used to hand feed the Robins in his garden with digestive biscuits - a tub of them sat on each windowsill and he would just open the window and feed them.  He spent a couple of weeks in hospital and I carried on feeding them for him, but he died and I had to stop as he would no longer be there to feed them.  Fortunately it was April so a good time as there would be plenty of food coming to keep them going.  Whenever I see a Robin now I think of him and I bet he would have loved to come back as one!  I have one at the allotment who keeps me company sometimes and several in the garden. :)

T.

[betula]

Great pics Flighty.I must admit to being very fond of Robins.On my old allotment they got used to me and used to look for worms around my feet as I was digging.They were lovely moments.Like you I could not get over how close to me they would come.When I had to give up the old lottie my husband bought me a lovely picture of a robin that has been done on slate.
It is now on the wall above my computer desk and one of my treasured possesions.

It is nice to hear other peoples stories about the Robins. :)

[Digeroo]

The problem with baby robins is they do not have a red breast, so just become an LBJ (little brown job).

There was a pair in my garden and I finally managed to see both at the same time and realise they are in fact slightly different.  Haven't seen them for a while but did see a youngester. 

[Georgie]

Lovely pics, Flighty, and as my granddaughter would say: 'awww, it's so fluffy.'  I'm very fond of robins but I haven't seen 'my one' this year and I've never seen a baby before.  Thanks for sharing.   :)

G x

[lorna]

Great photos Flighty. Very envious. I have lived in this bungalow for 20 years and last year I saw for the first time a Robin in the garden but he didn't stay.

[Flighty]

Thanks everyone for saying what good photos they are,  needless to say I'm well chuffed with them!

BarriedaleNick this is the first young one that I've seen to photograph.

Grannyjanny that's a lovely story!

Tulipa mine too! That's another lovely, and rather moving, story!

Betula it's not often that I don't see a robin when I go to the plot. As you say it's good to hear other peoples stories about them. xx

Digeroo agreed but close up like that there is a lot of detail that can be seen.

Georgie the breeze was ruffling its feathers making it look somewhat fluffy.  Me too and this is my first confirmed sighting, or rather was last week and is presumably the same one!  xx

Lorna I find it rather sad that you've only seen one in all that time. Keep wishing and maybe one day...