I will be having to mine the archives for quite a while yet, I'm afraid. Thankfully there are quite a few years of those, so even if you had seen them before, chances are you've forgotten!!! That said, just to get back in the saddle, as it were, let me share something very current - the nesting box in the back yard of the Hutch... I peek out every time I go to the kitchen, I fear I may miss the fledging. Followed by some recent sky shots.
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| "This'll do, love!" |
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| This cheeky robin appeared from nowhere the minute Angie downstairs put out the food |
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| ...and even beat the PIGeon to the feast! |
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Genuine, out of the camera colours...
showing how, if the sun can shine through the rain,
it's possible to smile through the tears... |
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| Sunrise on my b'day - those clouds got bigger and darker... but this 0730h glimpse was a delight. |
A grand celebratory selection. How are the babies coming on?
ReplyDeleteHari Om
DeleteNo sign of them - but then again, I may have missed them... Yxx
It is so much fun to watch baby birds and family.
ReplyDeleteYour sky shots are amazing.
I always have this song in my mind when I see a robin... well better to start a day rockin' than grumpy LOL
ReplyDeleteHi Yam - love the bird shots, then too those sky and rain shots are amazing ... with that rain - definitely much needed down here, but also a day for reading! Delightful - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteRobins are fascinating birds - very territorial - and scientists believe they can 'see 'magnetism', or at least they can detect it through their eye. It's a long and complex story as to how we came to know this - described by Tim Birkett on his book Bird Sense - what it's like to be a bird. Worth looking up.
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DeleteAll birds are fascinating, Mark! Since my "Young Ornithologist" days till now I have loved to seek and observe them... though it has to be said that here, around the Hutch, there's a bit of a limit. Though that limit includes two of my favourites, corvids and laridae! Thanks for the book recommendation - added to the wishlist. One of the best books added to my library or late has been Gulls Of The World by K M Olsen. If this one matches up to that standard I may not be able to resist it! Yxx
Good to see the birdlife in the back yard, and those sun shining through the showers shots are most atmospheric.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little bird and the sky shots are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh what an adorable robin you have. Our robins are much larger.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree with Molly the sky shots are amazing!!
Hugs Cecilia
love the 7:30 glimpse and the smile through tears is my favorite today. sweet little Robins, i don't know how they get through that tiny hole and back out again...
ReplyDeleteRobins are definitely not stupid - most of the time - and they've got humans worked out. There was a robin that nested in our wood shed which wasn't entirely clever. F put what was meant to be cat proof netting around it but a cat (and I'm not saying which one) still managed to hook the nest out from between the logs. Let's just say that robin featured in Darwin awards. (F likes the idea they can see magnetic fields, so might read that book too) Fz & Pz Mr T
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable bird photo story today!
ReplyDeleteThe robin is so different from the Robins here (ours are actually Thrushes) and your Sky shots are phenomenal! I particularly LOVE the sun through the rain! And the sky on your birthday is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteYou have lovely archives. We agree your robin is different then ours.
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous photos - how can you beat the sky and the creatures that inhabit it?! I have a special love for robins, but they're all wonders.
ReplyDeleteYour sky photos are incredible. The vivid colors are amazing. Perhaps those skies are a big advantage to living where it rains so often! Happy Birthday to you!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sky captures and its great to watch birds raising a family!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, it's baby bird catching time again! I just wish the weather was nicer...
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Oh, you are so blessed to have the nest where you cam watch. I so love the sky shots..specially that first over the house.
ReplyDeleteGliding through these photos of yours brought such a feeling of tranquility. namaste, janice xx
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