Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Robin in the tools


There are two breeding pairs of red robins that flitter and flirt around the house. Yesterday I lit a fire outside and sat beside it, reading. This guy perched on the axe handle buzzed me several times. Maybe he was after insects stirred up by the smoke? He is a such a joy to watch. Sometimes I will plunge my hands into the warm washing up water, look up and there he is, sitting on the shovel handle like a lucky wish.

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  1. Your robins are very different to ours. They usually nest in my workshop and I have to be careful not to tread on the newly hatched chicks before they leave. They sit there, just staring at me. I say, "What's the matter? Have you never seen a human being before?" then realise they haven't.

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    1. Do they have red? We have yellow ones here too.

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    2. A rusty red breast but not a black head. Yellow? Are you sure they aren't canaries?!

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  2. Just lovely. Love watching the birds that visit our half wine barrel bird bath for swims and drinks.

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  3. Our robins are called robin redbreast. That is because they have red breasts. We do not have robin yellowbreasts.

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