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    Being followed everywhere I go.
    Rules seem to be I dig the ground, he/she eats the bugs, I don't eat him/her.
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  • #2
    Is it a baby robin ? the more you contact between you both the tamer they seem to get.
    Location....East Midlands.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Kirk View Post
      Being followed everywhere I go.
      Rules seem to be I dig the ground, he/she eats the bugs, I don't eat him/her.

      Ha ha ha - seems a fair deal
      http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...94132.html#top

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      • #4
        It has been following me for a couple of weeks now. Getting bolder every time. Gets fairly close now, about 4 to 6 inches. Couldn't take some pictures as it was too close for the camera/lens to focus.

        Have at least 2 of them as one keeps chasing the other off, wants all the bugs to itself I guess. Not sure what will occur when/if the adult ones reappear.

        When it first appeared you could tell that it thought I was mad. All those bugs and I didn't eat them. I was digging over a new fruit bed at the time and there were, it seems, a lot of free food going. Eventually it decided to eat them. So would watch where I dug then jump in. Now it sits with me while I dig and gets in the way.

        Slightly offputting when using a hand trowel to turn over a small patch (for a few turnip seedlings). I am kneeling there, one arm outstretched for balance, other one with trowel digging and you suddenly find a robin literally under your nose. It is the look on its face of "What is your problem?"

        Gives you a reason to dig over another bit, although the decaying wood around sems to be another favourite for wiggly items.

        Better build a couple of suitable robin nestboxes I suppose and place around.

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        • #5
          Only need to build one Robin nest box, they are extremely territorial and will only use one in a given area.

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          • #6
            Yes, as soon as Baby starts to develop his red breast feathers his parents will chase him off the territory. He is lovely though - I was 'mugged' by one just like this the first time I went to Leighton Moss RSPB reserve. We'd barely got out of the car when the Robin was coming up close for food....I felt SO guilty because we didn't have anything!
            If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/

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            • #7
              Originally posted by burnie View Post
              Only need to build one Robin nest box, they are extremely territorial and will only use one in a given area.
              I actually seem to on a boundry of 2 territories. Seem to have been for years. So I do get more then 1, or 1 pair, at a time, feeding at least. Although for a nest box I would expect just a single pair to nest.

              More then one box may be built simply to offer a choice.

              On one of the Garden Bird Watch's I eventually realised I had 4 in the garden all being "diplomatic" and managing to avoid each other ands so avoid confrontation.

              I would have 1 on the left, it would disappear into the mess pn the left and I would suddenly see one over on the right. Took a fair time to actually observe all 4 at a single time. Was helped by 2 having squabble on the fence while the other 2 ate food on opposites side of the garden.

              Actually seems I have 2 young ones. 1 will literally fly to greet me the other flies over but keeps a bit more distance.

              Cleared an old path I forgot I had - burried under a foot of composting pine needles. There are LOTS of bugs in that many pine needles, and 2 fairly well stuffed young robins. Found it easier to fill a tub and tip the pine needles elsewhere as a mulch. Meant the robins can have a pile each. But the friendly one still sat on a rock less then a foot away and dived in whenever it could.
              Last edited by Kirk; 23-07-2017, 06:35 PM.

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