NatureWithSteve , to random
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When you sit in a hide to watch birds, and the birds come and watch you...

Robins, along with Great Tits and Grey Squirrels, regularly join the human visitors inside the hides at Forest Farm, Cardiff, looking for the free food which said visitors provide regularly. Outside, other species not quite bold enough to join the humans in their box, make the most of what's on offer too.

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A European Robin standing on the metal, green-painted ledge which extends from the bottom of a hide window. The Robin's body faces away from us, but his or her head is turned to look at us with a black, beady eye. We can see the Robin's orangey-red forehead, throat, and chest (well, a little of it), brown cap, back and wings, a little of the whitish belly, and of course their short, dark beak, and pinkish legs and feet. The background is yellowish with hints of green, thanks to the out-of-focus background a Buttercup-filled area of grass.

A European Robin standing on the metal, green-painted ledge of a hide window, looking at the photographer with his or black, beady eye. We can see the Robin's orangey-red breast, throat, and forehead, white belly, and brown cap, with a little of his or her brown back and wings, and of course their short, dark beak, and pinkish legs and feet.
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    hennige , to random
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    I am a Robin Baby and who are you?

    NatureWithSteve , to random
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    Remembering Dad (who died a year and a half ago) on #FathersDay. It was Dad who encouraged my early interest in #nature and then, when I was in my teens, my passion for #WildlifePhotography.

    Here he is in the #garden he loved so much, with some of the #wildlife he captured on camera there. Thanks Dad, and rest well.

    NatureWithSteve OP ,
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    Dad's #garden has provided me with many opportunities for #WildlifePhotography over the years, even when he was no longer able to tend to it. Pics here from 2016 to earlier this year, clockwise from top left: Common #Frog, #Robin, Seven-spot #Ladybird, and Brimstone #Butterfly.

    #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #GardenWildlife #WildlifeGarden #Insects #Frogs #Ladybug #Butterflies #Robins

    A European Robin perched on top of a globe-shaped garden light. This is a juvenile, almost in full adult plumage (so he or she has a brown cap, back, wings and tail, orangey-red on the face and chest and a whitish belly) but the feathers are little 'scruffy' in places, especially around the head, where the transition between young and adult feathers has not been fully completed.
    A male Brimstone butterfly on Sweet Pea flowers. The Butterfly's wings, held closed together above the body, are a bright greenish-yellow colour, with pointed corners giving a leaf-like shape, and with noticeable veins plus a single, small brown mark in the middle of each one. The underside of the furry body, and the legs, are also yellow, while the top of the head, the eyes and the antennae are shades of brown. The Sweet Pea flowers are a pinkish purple, with paler patches.
    A Seven-spot ladybird (or Ladybug) on a pale green leaf. This is a small, rotund beetle with shiny red wing cases, each case bearing three black botches, with a seventh black mark spread across both close to where the abdomen meets the thorax. The thorax is black with some white markings and small head is black, with short brown antennae. The legs, also short, are black.

    hoernchen72 , to random
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    Red an blue:

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    hoernchen72 , to random
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    Baby

    mikestewart , to random
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    One of the fledgling robins looking like suet wouldn’t melt in its beak

    hennige , to random
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    Did you say something?

    BathNature , to random
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    My friend Little Mate this morning. He's still bringing his mate Maple lots of food, I think they have a new nest, but I haven't been able to find it yet. Hopefully that's because it's better hidden than their previous attempt. In .

    BjornIdle , to random
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    "Why are you hiding under a bush?" the Robin asked, looking at me askance. The rain continued to slant down everywhere around us. I'd found a dry spot under an Acer, and crouched and bustled my way into that to wait out the passing shower.

    15 minutes later and it was still raining. The Robin had gone, more rain was percolating through the leaves of the Acer and I was starting to get quite wet. Time to abandon the cover and head for the coffee shop.

    Vertical pic

    Devonkiwi , to random
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    Robin joining in the evening chorus

    hoernchen72 , to random
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    enog , to random
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    Baby Robins, almost ready to take off from our porch 🥳
    Sorry, just one picture, and I won’t bother you anymore.
    Last year, we had Mourning doves, this year, Robins 😊

    garrett , to random
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    a tiny European robin sits on a circular sign

    a close up of the scene, to show more detail of the tiny bird

    BathNature , to random
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    My latest friend, Bramble. Bramble is just over 5 weeks old & is now fully independent. For now, Bramble is hanging around close to the nest site, but will shortly begin to wander further afield in search of a territory. Bramble is now adept at catching food, including flies & fast-moving spiders, so stands a good chance of survival.

    A juvenile European Robin, a small brown bird, perched on a barbed-wire fence, facing the camera, head turned to left so only one eye is visible.

    grickle , to random
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    Robin Hoodie. https://gricklemart.com/robin-hoodie-pin/

    KarinWanderer , to random
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    Yellow Robins, found in Australia, are the first birds to start singing each morning. These early birds don’t get worms, though- they prefer spiders & other arthropods 🪶

    BathNature , to random
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    My friend Hedgy and one of his fledglings today in Somerset .

    zorbama , to random
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    Some for y'all.

    To begin with, here's a stately American robin which was running along the fence to avoid me.

    Close up of an American robin's face
    An American robin peeking behind them and over a fence
    An American robin turning their back on their photographer

    eclectech , to random
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    It was finally dry enough to get some proper gardening done this afternoon. Shattered now, but did have some pleasing feathered visitors while I was out there.

    lokigwyn , to random
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    Let's go robin the rich ! 🔫
    The illegalist robin, a model dating back to 2021, has been modified but is as angry as ever!

    If you like this print, it's available to buy from https://boutique.lokipropagand.art.
    It's also available to download (along with the first version) from https://partage.lokipropagand.art!

    BathNature , to random
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    My friends Hedgy and Hazel this evening. These two have been working non-stop feeding their 5 chicks for almost 2 weeks. Today, the largest chick almost left the nest - it probably will leave it for good tomorrow. In .

    BjornIdle , to random
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    Got out to our first RPSB reserve today (West Canvey Marshes), and saw lots of lovely things (Avocets!, Oystercatchers, Kestrel, Sandpipers, Egrets, Lapwing & more).

    Didn't get any pics, though, so here's a nice Robin posing on a tree stump from a few days ago.

    BathNature , to random
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    My friend Little Mate singing this evening in .

    A European Robin perched on a fence post, singing.

    hennige , to random
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    I wish the rain is going to stop

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