(10 APR 2011 -- There are several robins that live near my home and visit my backyard foraging for food and nesting supplies. I very much enjoy their many songs and birdcalls that are cheery and something like whistling. It is the nicest way to start my day and wake up to. They seem to begin their songs early in the morning hours; and when I am outside doing my gardening, I enjoy their company. I see them often with small twigs and grass in their beaks gathered from my yard, and then they fly to the house next door where there are some tall trees.
They visit daily and it seems forage all day long, although I have NOT taken many good PIXs of them. However, they are just so healthy, 'fat', and beautiful that I wanted to post something here on my BLOG page. I will try to get some good PIXs and even video this season to share. These birds are truly wonderful and so beautiful! Dorothy Hazel Tarr - 2011)
NESTING
It is amazing to watch the ROBINs in my backyard as they forage and gather small twigs and grass to build their nests. Their nests seem to snugly 'fit' the body of the adult ROBIN perfectly. This it seems is the best way to keep the nest insulated with the ROBIN's body so the warmth it provides stays in the nest. The size of the nest is such that it will hold up to FOUR ROBIN eggs and growing chicks. The nest is round and I wondered why! After reading some websites, I learned that the robin in the nest hunkers down -- almost looks like it is bending in half. It is at this time that it is using its wings to beat down and press the twigs in a circle as the ROBIN turns around in a circle in the 'growing' nest. The ROBIN flaps its wings very fast - thump thump thump – and you can hear this sound if you are close enough (if they let you that close to their nest) and/or have a recording device near the nest.
SOURCES
I have posted a sampling of some WEB SITES here that have LOTS of great info, so I will only include my personal observations in this space. AND, later I will post some PIXs of the ROBINs as they visit my backyard, and maybe 'capture' some of their bird songs. The LEGENDS and STORIES that surround these wonderful ROBIN RED BREASTS are heart warming and have ties to FAITH and RELIGION.
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SOURCE website (has ROBIN quotes):
[ http://www.worldofquotes.com/topic/Robins/1/index.html ]
SOURCE website (has sound sample):
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin ]
SOURCE website (has sound samples and MORE):
[ http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_robin/id ]
SOURCE website:
[ http://www.all-birds.com/American-Robin.htm ]
SOURCE website (has video samples and MORE):
[ http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Robins.html ]
YouTube
SOURCE YouTube (just a sampling of Robin singing):
[ http://youtu.be/98DFgHAe-Qw ]
[ http://youtu.be/UwnhwF9_x2Y ]
SOURCE YouTube (ROBIN in nest making the THUMP sound while turning in circle):
[ http://youtu.be/fqgPmnW8yCU ]
SOURCE YouTube (just a sampling of Robin egg hatching):
[ http://youtu.be/FDKgLfWheoI ]
[ http://youtu.be/Ko8E4b0bYFo ]
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(PHOTO SOURCE: GOOGLE online images -- American ROBIN blue eggs)
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