Robin's nest in my garden shed!

[Firehorse]

Three eggs there and the robin is also about sitting on them most of the time

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qc2k9h.jpg

[Stryderman]

fried robin egg mmmmmmm

[Firehorse]

lol, i'll see if I can get a couple of pics when they hatch and maybe of the robin sitting on them.

[Technologic]

set up a webcam or something :p

[Firehorse]

set up a webcam or something :p

would be possible, I got a netbook with one built in, but it would mean leaving it out in the shed which probably ain't the best idea..

[Matthew]

nice pic :)
good luck with the kids x

[GommeInc]

Awesome :) Robins are great birds, they're quite tame too. It might be worth seeing if you can leave worms and/or seeds a few feet away from the nest, and seeing if you can befriend it :)

[Black_Apalachi]

That's awesome! Do the BBC do a Summerwatch? I know they do a Springwatch and Autumnwatch, they would probably be interested in setting up cameras in your shed if they did :P

[Firehorse]

Awesome :) Robins are great birds, they're quite tame too. It might be worth seeing if you can leave worms and/or seeds a few feet away from the nest, and seeing if you can befriend it :)

I think it is already quite friendly with my dad since he does a lot of gardening - so a lot of worms about!

[Volumise]

thats pretty cool, nice pic :)

[Richie]

kwl, but i thought they normally nest up in trees? I hate all types of birds especially pigeons

[matt$]

kwl, but i thought they normally nest up in trees? I hate all types of birds especially pigeons

And seagulls.

[Richie]

And seagulls.

i only hate them bcos

seagulls **** on me and pigeons always seem to smack me in the head wen they panic and fly away in town

[Volumise]

i only hate them bcos

seagulls **** on me and pigeons always seem to smack me in the head wen they panic and fly away in town

LOL

i love birds, had a bird that layed eggs in ma balcony years ago, but they all flew away now :(

[kuzkasate]

Thats really cool! A couple of months ago, I kept on having hedgehogs pass through my garden like everyday at the same time for around a week :)

Caught one once, put it in a box (no we werent cruel) but it in a nice warm place, gave it loads of yummy food. The next day, we let it go and it kept on going back inside the box lol. I was like :'(

[Firehorse]

New picture:

http://i43.tinypic.com/2woy8md.jpg

Managing to get a decent picture isn't easy, its on a high shelf and in low light levels. Didn't want to turn the flash on while it was there though.

[Black_Apalachi]

Lovely picture :)


Thats really cool! A couple of months ago, I kept on having hedgehogs pass through my garden like everyday at the same time for around a week :) ...

That's awesome lol

[Volumise]

that's rly cute.

[Firehorse]

Wow i'm blind... I just took a closer look at the first photo and realised theres 5 eggs not 3!

[Firehorse]

They've hatched!

[Mr-Trainor]

In my garden, we have the back seperated from the part nearer to the house with trellaces and we have a small bird house hanging from one side. They've recently hatched in there too and we see the 'parents' every day now, going in and out :P

[GommeInc]

My brother's red tail buzzards have chicks :) They're so cute, and one is really nosey :P I'll try and get a picture :)

Have all of the eggs hatched? Or did some never make it?

[Firehorse]

Have all of the eggs hatched? Or did some never make it?

Can't really see, got a picture and I think only one has hatched so far.

[Firehorse]

http://i47.tinypic.com/343t2pw.jpg

Sorry its a bit hard to see, phone camera.

[Cosmic]

That's so cute! Is it still only the one that has hatched?

[Firehorse]

That's so cute! Is it still only the one that has hatched?

I'm guessin they'd all be hatched by now since that pic is about 2 or 3 days old and the robin's are in and out constantly looking for food, also being very protective.

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[Cosmic]

Makes sense. Do you provide it with any food, like leaving seeds near by?

Or do you just not intervene?

[Firehorse]

Makes sense. Do you provide it with any food, like leaving seeds near by?

Or do you just not intervene?

turn over a rock in the garden so it can easily access worms every day or so

[Mathew]

Aww that's cute. Great pictures too :)

[rnix]

ive never seen a baby bird :[ like a fresh one :L

[Firehorse]

Image from today - sorry its such bad quality but I don't want to go near the nest so i'm using zoom and its very dark.

You should be able to see an eye and a beak, the mother was out getting food when I snuck the shot.
http://i49.tinypic.com/vhyyh2.jpg

Parent Robin:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2ihoxn6.jpg

[Black_Apalachi]

Loving the updates, keep 'em coming :)

[Firehorse]

Time for an update!

One baby was carried out by the parents after dieing in the nest, and another one got snatched by a cat. So that leaves about 3 left if those ones are ok that is.

[Black_Apalachi]

Did you see those things happen? :O

[AlexOC]

Omg, why didnt you protect them from the cat!

[J0SH]

About 6 years back there was a nest in my shed, it was cute watching them learning to fly, they'd fly into the living room windows etc, but it was a shame, we found a few dead under things in the garden (they'd go under there and get stuck) :(

[Firehorse]

Did you see those things happen? :O

Nope, but my dad did on both occasions.


Omg, why didnt you protect them from the cat!

Impossible to see it coming, cats are fast when in 'predator mode' and I think my dad was in the shed for tools or something.

[Moh]

We have Blue ***'s that come back to our bird box every year :D

Not sure how Robins react, but be careful not to scare the parent away :P

[Firehorse]

We have Blue ***'s that come back to our bird box every year :D

Not sure how Robins react, but be careful not to scare the parent away :P

LOL at that word censor

[Becca]

Awh ;)
You set your cat on them, don't lie. ;lll

[Firehorse]

Awh ;)
You set your cat on them, don't lie. ;lll

Haven't got a cat =[

[AlexOC]

I always see this cat in my garden, not my little cutie pie, but some other big beast of a cat and whenever i see him chasing after a mouse, i throw pens at him from the bedroom window to scare him off, then go and check on the mouse.

[Firehorse]

My subscribed threads list is telling me this thread has new posts even though it doesn't :/

[Black_Apalachi]

Right I need to post to fix the thread cos it keeps saying there are new posts when there isn't

[Firehorse]

Right I need to post to fix the thread cos it keeps saying there are new posts when there isn't

Was doing that to me too, you probably won't see your own post for about a week either. Somethings up with the forum, recently it was doing it on the post a pic of yourself thread too for some people.

[Black_Apalachi]

It seems to have sorted itself out for me now :)

How are the robins? :P

[Firehorse]

How are the robins? :P

Gone, left the nest, saw them the other day, no idea how many surviving babies.

[Firehorse]

Saw a baby Robin today! A little smaller than the parents who were also around, and it's chest isn't fully red yet. They're coming very close to us too.