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Title: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Fly on April 13, 2014, 05:17:02 PM

Been like busy little bees these last few days taking grass, leaves and moss etc into the conifer.
It's just hopped out the conifer and was having a mo  ;D
This shot was took using max zoom on my camera from about 10 meters away.
I'm surprised it came out so clear, shots usually come out blurred on that setting because of camera shake.

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t382/Barry_Fly/100_6917_zpse2ad8120.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Barry_Fly/media/100_6917_zpse2ad8120.jpg.html)

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Scimitar on April 13, 2014, 05:34:47 PM

Aye - We've got Blackbirds nesting just outside our kitchen window. Four eggs about a week old and apparently hatch in about a weeks time. They don't mind us milling about in the garden either. :)

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Old Cruser on April 13, 2014, 07:58:54 PM

Blackbirds and Robins seem to be the two most 'tame' breed of wild birds which come to our ground feeder.
They don't mind that we are sitting in the garden not too far away from them

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Fly on April 13, 2014, 09:01:22 PM

Here's a shot of our garden from the back bedroom window.
It's 25 metre from our back door to the bottom hedge.
It also shows how lucky I was to get a shot of the robin at that distance  ;D

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t382/Barry_Fly/100_6931_zpsb008344d.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Barry_Fly/media/100_6931_zpsb008344d.jpg.html)

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: emmz on April 14, 2014, 11:01:32 AM

I managed to glimpse a Chaffinch yesterday on MIL's feeder, she also has a robin that hangs around quite often.  The most we get on our back garden are sparrow/blackbird, Though our garden is ripe with spiders, slugs etc

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Slacker on April 15, 2014, 06:52:35 AM

Got a blackbird with a couple of babies.

Had to put a temporary fence up to stop the dogs bothering then.

(http://i58.tinypic.com/264qqeq.jpg)

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Fly on April 15, 2014, 07:03:52 AM

Christ !!

Is that a dog turd ?  8)

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Old Cruser on April 15, 2014, 09:32:33 AM

Quote from: Fly on April 15, 2014, 07:03:52 AM

Christ !!

Is that a dog turd ?  8)

Nah Slackers

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Slacker on April 15, 2014, 01:47:13 PM

A mutant worm

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Pete on April 15, 2014, 03:29:32 PM

>> A mutant worm

Not a very nice thing to say about Fly...  :))

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Alsatian on April 15, 2014, 04:40:19 PM

Quote from: Pete on April 15, 2014, 03:29:32 PM

>> A mutant worm

Not a very nice thing to say about Fly...  :))

It's amazing how brave you are when the guys out of the country!!!  >;

Actually I'm just jealous that I didn't think of it first!  :))

Title: Re: We've got robins nesting again.
Post by: Fly on April 15, 2014, 07:19:12 PM

Doesn't mean I'm not looking, free wifi in the bar. Get in there LOL