I said that yesterday might be about birdwatching. Some was done.
This baby robin, not long out of its nest, was very keen to be photographed. It had absolutely no awareness of human beings as a threat, which made life a lot easier for me.
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In this increasingly turbulent world, I do think it is important to have something that allows you to switch off and remember what it is to be alive in this time and in this space.
Agreed
Robins are very beautiful but their territorial disputes are fierce and can even result in fatalities, which is rare in intraspecies violence.
But robins don’t force other robins to work on their territory after turfing them out, and they don’t relentlessly destroy the very habitat that sustains them, or run an economic system that relies on domination and exploitation, so they’re not as bad as a certain, much-celebrated “intelligent” species we could mention…
🙂
Indeed and when settled into their territory make very good gardener companions.
Walking in the park yesterday I was “followed” by a robin for a good 50 metres hopping alongside me on the park railings. Is this typical behaviour? Was it expecting to be fed?
Charming to see but left me wondering why?
I have had this several times this weekend
I think it is young birds hoping to be fed
@ Alex,
Robins can learn to associate human activity with food. They’re pretty bold when you’re digging and will approach within a couple of feet for the goodies you unearth. Some people put out food, which they probably notice.
I just keep a few small bits of ply and some offcuts of wood scattered around. They’re magnets for woodlice, just flip one over for your passerine pal; saves getting the spade out. 🙂
Not so easy in a public park tho’.