A Robin story
May 11, 2022 07:14:19 #
Sunday afternoon I saw this Robin and its mate carrying worms into my Japanese maple tree which told me they had a nest and babies so I took a look and saw the nest with four tiny babies in it. Also that same afternoon I saw a cat next to my front steps but it didn't hang around when it saw me. Now comes Monday. The robins were nowhere to be seen and I knew something was wrong so I took a look and the nest was empty. My first thought was the cat had come back and gotten them. I was wrong. Tuesday morning as I was beneath the tree pulling weeds all four babies were on the ground dead. My belief is that my local mockingbird is a serial killer.
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Always sad to know predators got to a nest! Just this morning, I've been videoing a nest on our bedroom windowsill. The baby robins are stretching and flapping their wings, ready to fledge. When they heard a blue jay nearby, they all hunkered down and sat still. I pondered what to do if the blue jay found the nest; video nature taking its course? or (most probably!) open the window and scare that blue jay away!
May 11, 2022 08:41:34 #
May 11, 2022 09:19:16 #
Had a gang (5) of Blue Jays ravage a Robin’s nest a couple of years ago. Not a pretty sight — but nature.
Lived in the country so stray cats never had a chance to stalk our feeders more than once — human interference.
Lived in the country so stray cats never had a chance to stalk our feeders more than once — human interference.
May 11, 2022 09:26:13 #
I once had to witness Grackles take out a nest of Robin kids. Every time the Robins came to the nest with a worm the grackles would intercept and take the worm, until the babies starved. Our beloved Robins are not aggressive fighters, especially against the multiple Grackle social family onslaught.
May 11, 2022 09:34:10 #
Mike Holmes
Loc: The Villages Fl
JRiepe wrote:
Sunday afternoon I saw this Robin and its mate car... (show quote)
Great image, your lens is a keeper!!!!!
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ecobin wrote:
Nice, sharp portrait!
Thanks Elliott. I wouldn't have posted this image if there hadn't been a story behind it.
May 11, 2022 14:05:55 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Things like this are common in nature so it doesn't upset me.
May 11, 2022 14:14:22 #
ELNikkor wrote:
Always sad to know predators got to a nest! Just this morning, I've been videoing a nest on our bedroom windowsill. The baby robins are stretching and flapping their wings, ready to fledge. When they heard a blue jay nearby, they all hunkered down and sat still. I pondered what to do if the blue jay found the nest; video nature taking its course? or (most probably!) open the window and scare that blue jay away!
Years ago when I lived in a Chicago suburb a rabbit built a nest in my yard and had babies and one day a crow pulled the little ones out and killed them except for one. I wasn't happy about that. In your case I would deter the blue jay if possible.
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