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16-11-2007, 05:41 PM
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As it was so cold when I got to work this morning I decided to sort the compost bins out. There are two large ones side by side.
I had barely had time to start when the robin arrived. How do they do that?
Anyway I removed the last of the usable from one and then started transfering the contents of the other to the empty one.
As I was at one bin the robin would be in the other, this went on for about half an hour. I was surprised at how much a small bird could eat!
It then hopped on to an adjoining wall and started singing for a few minutes before flying off...........it was almost as if it was thanking me for providing it's breakfast 
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16-11-2007, 07:28 PM
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Robins seem to have a knack for searching out feeding oppurtunities. They always turn up when digging the garden. They also need to eat a lot in this weather.
Paul
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16-11-2007, 07:41 PM
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Intelligent birds aren't they, watching you turn the compo over and with good vision looking at the meaty morsels to digest an easy meal for them indeed thanks to you Crowman but a sheer joy to watch no doubt
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16-11-2007, 09:29 PM
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What a lovely morning .. robins are so chirpy.
jaki
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24-11-2007, 04:34 PM
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Sorry that was my first attempt at adding photos to a thread.
Will try again tomorrow. |
25-11-2007, 02:44 PM
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25-11-2007, 04:42 PM
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Well done on cracking the thread/photo thing, he looks lovely. I never understand how they know you're on a garden mission either  I only need to go to one of our sheds or stroll up to the pond and there he is !!
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25-11-2007, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowman  ..............I had barely had time to start when the robin arrived. How do they do that?
.......... | They can hear an unearthed worm from 200 metres!  I suspect that older robins near human domains remember all sorts of things about human activity. I had one which would appear and hop around the bed whenever I got a spade out. In your case, I suspect that they know
what is in the bins and associate you with what they know is in then. It's only two beams of memory and I suspect that robins are capable of more complex memory patterns.
And they also always (so far  ) manage to avoid the spade or, in your case, turned over compost ..... |
25-11-2007, 05:24 PM
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Thanks Galanthus, I would prefer to post the pics rather than links but I suspect I can only do that from the 'Posh' gallery rather than from the 'Archive'
Makes your day doesn't it?
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25-11-2007, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott They can hear an unearthed worm from 200 metres! | Really? I'll have to take your word for that.
Thanks for your theory anyway. |
30-11-2007, 08:23 PM
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Compost goblins 
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01-12-2007, 08:02 AM
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I put bacon rind and meal worms on the bird table and if I forget or am late this little robin will sit on the roof of the table and make his pressence known and he doesnt seem to mind when i go out and put the food out for him. I call him Majesty because I always go out and say 'I'm so sorry your majesty.' But I always get a nice song after he's eaten so the relationship works both ways. Fi. X X X X
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