Robins ...

[Sachs]

I associate robins with the winter months. I've just had a robin in my garden! I was mowing the lawn and it came down. Is that usual for May?

[Robinia]

Hi Sachs! yes robins are around all year. Yours might have been looking for small worms & grubs that had come to surface (after you'd woken them up with the mower!) to feed his/her babies. If you want to come & mow mine I'll sit and watch out for the robins. :o)

.....this site is sooo slow today

[Sachs]

Hi Robinia,
yep! I thought that about the worms! It seemed timid of the other sparrows. I threw some bread out but it was'nt that interested in it, just nosy. I've since found out they like dried fruit & nuts and worms :0) xxx

[woofgang]

a couple of years ago we had a really cheeky confident robin adopt us. He would come and nag us for food and take suet (the atora kind) from my hand.

[Sachs]

This one was quite cheeky woof. Didn't seem to mind the noise of the mower. Gorgeous little thing!

[eyeshade]

We have a pair nesting in the letter box next door, they come around all the time, although they do seem to drop off a bit at the end of summer but I expect they have babies now, most of the birds do.

[Robinia]

My neighbour had one that came into her kitchen through the open door to look for currants while we were talking, plopped on the kettle & went again!

[Sachs]

There colouring is lovely eyeshade!

[eyeshade]

If you want to entice them, you could get some mealy worms, they go potty for those, so do blackbirds but they get quite tame as well sometimes.

[Robinia]

yes eyeshade, I have blackbirds coming to the windowsill for raisins...they cost me a fortune!

[Sachs]

Do you think raisins will be as enticing? I dont like the idea of worms ;0)

[Sachs]

I've just thrown a handful out, see what comes down to eat them! x