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Birds - Robin Page 20
Image of day on 13 Mar 2005
The male robins continue to show off.
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Image Taken on 07 Oct 2012
at 13:00 Image of day on 15 Nov 2012
During the moult the robins have been very retiring, but we walk
round the perimeter one will appear in a 'hopeful' approach for a
food offering, the individual bird changing as we move across
their territorial boundaries.
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Ref: 20121115_df1_20121007_1300_096 robin partly hidden in hawthorn hedge (crop)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Sep 2010
at 07:53 Image of day on 21 Nov 2010
The robin spent 15 minutes in the morning with better culinary
equipment making the hole ever bigger, and appeared again the
same evening for further helpings.
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Image Taken on 12 Mar 2020
at 09:37 Image of day on 29 Mar 2020
One of the many Robins, each in their own patch, perched on a really
old hedge covered in lichen opposite the front door.
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Ref: 20200329_df3_20200312_0937_031 robin perched on hedge twig(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Nov 2024
at 14:31 Image of day on 30 Dec 2024
A Robin visits the hedge bottom. The strange black 'anti-halo' looks on first
glance like a fallen leaf, but closer inspection shows a Dunnock lurking in the background.
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Image Taken on 29 Nov 2016
at 13:17 Image of day on 06 Jan 2017
A Robin perched on the tip of this dead branch is glowing like a little beacon.
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Image Taken on 02 Feb 2019
at 10:16 Image of day on 03 Mar 2019
As the breeding season approaches, Robins lie in wait for us in the hope
(normally fulfilled) of a scattering of corn.
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Ref: 20190303_df3_20190202_1016_020 robin perched on top of vertical cut blackthorn twig (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Feb 2019
at 10:16 Image of day on 03 Mar 2019
A detail of the above showing this Robin using a Blackthorn 'thorn' to take his weight,
while wrapping the other claw round the stem to provide stability.
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Image Taken on 09 Dec 2008
at 14:03 Image of day on 30 Dec 2008
Another mini-feast for the robin.
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Image of day on 06 Feb 2005
A Robin poised for takeoff
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Image Taken on 23 Nov 2006
at 06:57 Image of day on 25 Nov 2006
A montage of (probably) the same robin taken 12 minutes apart.
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Image Taken on 29 Dec 2015
at 12:18 Image of day on 01 Feb 2016
Along the path across the meadow this Robin came expectantly to
the top of the meadow post (where you see Owls from a different
angle at night) and we took a few portraits before delivering his
reward from the pocket full of corn we take with us.
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Ref: 20160201_df3_20151229_1218_054 robin portraits on top of meadow post (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Dec 2015
at 12:18 Image of day on 01 Feb 2016
Along the path across the meadow this Robin came expectantly to
the top of the meadow post (where you see Owls from a different
angle at night) and we took a few portraits before delivering his
reward from the pocket full of corn we take with us.
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Ref: 20160201_df3_20151229_1218_060 robin portraits on top of meadow post (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Oct 2024
at 11:28 Image of day on 03 Dec 2024
Grab it before it escapes - whatever 'it' might be.
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Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 09:45 Image of day on 11 Mar 2012
Robin preening in the heavily frosted vegetation. Birds are STILL
finding seeds in these old teasel heads.
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Ref: 20120311_df1_20120211_0945_072 robin preening in frosty teasels 1 of 3 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Apr 2009
at 08:37 Image of day on 07 May 2009
This is 'Courtship feeding' where the male feeds the female
to demonstrate he can be a good provider for their chicks, and
provide some extra food while she is making eggs.
But a nice fresh worm would not feature on OUR breakfast menu!
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Image Taken on 05 Nov 2019
at 16:46 Image of day on 17 Dec 2019
"Heave-Ho - I want my Teatime worm!"
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Image Taken on 18 Nov 2019
at 16:45 Image of day on 25 Dec 2019
This robin has caught another worm - a rather small one this time, but
obviously worth the effort to pull out of the ground.
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Image Taken on 22 Dec 2009
at 07:55 Image of day on 22 Jan 2010
The tree trunk top camera got a lot of snow related portraits of
which this Robin disturbing the fresh snow is a sample.
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Image Taken on 16 Nov 2011
at 15:47 Image of day on 26 Dec 2011
Perhaps 30 minutes after putting out the bait at this site, the
majority was gone and this robin seems determined that his beak
was going to be the last to get the easy food.
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Ref: 20111226_d45_20111116_1547_143_fb1 robin seeing off bluetit in flight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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