Popular Post Rattlecan ★ Posted May 14, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 14, 2022 We almost always get robins nesting in our yard, but the varmints always destroyed the nests before the eggs hatched. this time it appears they picked a safe spot balanced on the handle of a shovel. as far as I can tell, there are four babies all hatched within the last three days. Here’s hoping they survive to fly away. 6 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 14, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2022 Interesting spot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JerrySTL ★ Posted May 14, 2022 Popular Post Share #3 Posted May 14, 2022 We already had a brood of 4 fly away and the nest is in use again. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 14, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: We already had a brood of 4 fly away and the nest is in use again. You mean in the wreath? Amazing... hopefully not much bird poo, on wreath later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rattlecan ★ Posted May 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Share #5 Posted May 14, 2022 I saw mom fly away so I quickly went and got a shot in the nest. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 14, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: I saw mom fly away so I quickly went and got a shot in the nest. So we are looking at just hatched babies? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted May 14, 2022 47 minutes ago, shootingstar said: So we are looking at just hatched babies? Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 14, 2022 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2022 I had robins nest above the patio light the first year I lived here, but they never came back. Very exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 15, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Kirby said: I had robins nest above the patio light the first year I lived here, but they never came back. Very exciting! Maybe it was too much light/warmth if light was flipped on. Or they found a cosier corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 15, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 15, 2022 Rattlecan, I got this shot in Banff, early Dec. one year. I was so shocked to even get it. It's from one of my past Christmas blog posts. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted May 15, 2022 Share #11 Posted May 15, 2022 Keep the blue Jays away!! My mom lost a whole nest of robin babies to the stupid jays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 15, 2022 Share #12 Posted May 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, smudge said: Keep the blue Jays away!! My mom lost a whole nest of robin babies to the stupid jays. I didn't know jays were that vicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MickinMD ★ Posted May 15, 2022 Popular Post Share #13 Posted May 15, 2022 Before my 2020 house fire, I had one pair of robins who built a nest every year around my back porch motion-detecting light and another pair that built a nest around my front porch light. A third pair had a nest in a tall Canadian maple tree in my back yard. When their eggs had hatched they'd dive bomb the mailman and anyone else who approached but didn't bother me. Now I've had the tree cut down, there aren't the nooks and crannies near the porch lights, and I think the robins are nesting in my neighbor's yard - which is pretty cluttered and has two very-tall fir trees. But I see them. They spend a lot of time digging for worms in my yard or eating the bread heels I through out in the yard for them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted May 15, 2022 9 hours ago, smudge said: Keep the blue Jays away!! My mom lost a whole nest of robin babies to the stupid jays. We do have blue jays in abundance, but so far so good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 16, 2022 Share #15 Posted May 16, 2022 22 hours ago, smudge said: Keep the blue Jays away!! My mom lost a whole nest of robin babies to the stupid jays. They are mean as all get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 16, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 16, 2022 Still safe today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted May 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Airehead said: Still safe today? yup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 16, 2022 Share #18 Posted May 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Rattlecan said: yup Good to hear. I am invested in their success now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted May 19, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 11:16 PM, Airehead said: Good to hear. I am invested in their success now. They are growing at a very fast pace. Mostly covered in feathers and will no doubt be flying away soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 19, 2022 Share #20 Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Rattlecan said: They are growing at a very fast pace. Mostly covered in feathers and will no doubt be flying away soon. Good to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share #21 Posted May 26, 2022 Well they flew the coup today. This guy stuck around the back yard for a while after his (her) siblings had flown off but they are all gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Fang Bastard ★ Posted May 26, 2022 Share #22 Posted May 26, 2022 I think Ylva was pooped on by a Robin the other day. It made my day! Couch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 26, 2022 Share #23 Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 8:02 PM, Airehead said: They are mean as all get out. I think I might remember my grandmother saying mean as a blue jay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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