Robin eating pondlife

[werdnal]

We have a regular local robin who has already learned to hang from our peanut feeders, which I think is a little unusual for the species. Over the last couple of days, I have noticed him taking something from our pond. At first I thought he was just having a drink, but he is definately eating something as he drops it in the grass, and shakes it a bit before flying off. He has somehow learned to almost hover over the water surface, briefly alighting on some floating pond weed just long enough to grab whatever he is eating and fly back to the edge. I have tried to look through our binoculars to see what he is taking, but it all happens a bit too quickly. I can only guess its pond snails who are near the surface.

Has anyone ealse seen anything like this?

[NickCantle]

Would Robins eat surface hovering insects such as mosquitoes? (sp?)

[Kayleigh]

I had a blackbird sit on the bank swoop over the pond take something black (suspected snail) from the middle then land on the opposite bank..
So its possible your robin is doing the same.

[aeshna5]

Robins + Blackbirds regularly take pond creatures near the edge, from insects + their larvae, small tadpoles, infact any edible animal matter it can get hold of.