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Image Taken on 01 Apr 2006 at 18:36    Image of day on 08 Apr 2006

Robin on his lookout-post log.


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Image Taken on 21 Mar 2006 at 16:34    Image of day on 27 Mar 2006

A Robin guarding his territory until something bigger arrives.


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Image Taken on 17 Mar 2006 at 18:27    Image of day on 25 Mar 2006

Robin practicing looking immaculate. Once the nesting starts this won't be seen again until the moult. This Spring everything is much later than we have become used to in recent years.


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Image Taken on 13 Mar 2006 at 17:56    Image of day on 21 Mar 2006

Robin investigating a hole in the log.


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Image Taken on 27 Feb 2006 at 06:15    Image of day on 07 Mar 2006

A robin in good fettle.


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Image Taken on 18 Feb 2006 at 15:54    Image of day on 22 Feb 2006

Robin arrived as we left from stocking-up. What to have first?


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Image Taken on 04 Apr 2014 at 19:44    Image of day on 02 Jun 2014

Robin and Dunnock disputing the right to occupy the site!


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Image Taken on 20 Feb 2006 at 06:36    Image of day on 25 Feb 2006

Robin at one end of the log, and at the other end another beauty, this time a lovely golden Horse Chestnut leaf frond that has hung on until the previous night's gale.


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Image Taken on 25 Nov 2007 at 17:29    Image of day on 29 Dec 2007

Although probably a line-of-site effect, this juxtaposition of Fieldmouse (Wood Mouse) and Robin has a certain drama.


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Image Taken on 03 Feb 2015 at 16:40    Image of day on 13 Mar 2015

Goodness me, a tree sparrow and Robin so close they could easily touch. Are they discussing who dropped the feather in front of them?


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Image Taken on 30 May 2006 at 04:38    Image of day on 05 Jun 2006

Happy event! The robins at this site that we see everyday in photos, and often lurk in the nearby trees when we visit this site, have obviously fledged their youngsters. This is a montage of two consecutive images that may or may not be the same fledgling.


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Image Taken on 17 Feb 2007 at 17:13    Image of day on 26 Feb 2007

A couple of birds arguing over who get the grub.


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Image Taken on 19 Feb 2018 at 15:28    Image of day on 26 Mar 2018

Peaceful co-existence - for a few months of breeding season anyway


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Image Taken on 27 May 2016 at 18:10    Image of day on 11 Jul 2016

The two Robin images on then right side are accurately positioned about150mS apart.


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Image Taken on 03 Feb 2023 at 13:56    Image of day on 04 Mar 2023

A little Fracas at the hedge bottom - Robin + male Blackbird + Dunnock.


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Image Taken on 18 Jan 2022 at 13:41    Image of day on 18 Feb 2022

It seems a long time since seeing a sharp photo of an in-flight skirmish. Here a Robin (left) and Great Tit think it worth a little conflict to take control of the food on offer.


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Image Taken on 16 Mar 2016 at 16:47    Image of day on 18 Apr 2016

4 different small bird species (and a white feather) make a pleasing composition without any changes from the original frame.
This sort of layout is usually the result of photoshopping in bird seed adverts!


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Image of day on 06 Jul 2005

Young robins don't have red chests. Note the yellow edge to the beak it still uses for begging food from its parents.


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Image of day on 10 Nov 2005

This robin seems to be posing for its portrait. Must know we are starting to look for images for this years Christmas cards


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Image of day on 08 Dec 2005

Yuletide log?


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