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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: JimmyM on January 07, 2011, 05:41:04 PM

Title: Robins
Post by: JimmyM on January 07, 2011, 05:41:04 PM

We had a dozen or more "winter" robins visit our heated bird bath for prolonged drinks - a first aside from a few singles visits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/5334223748 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/5334223748)

If they caught sight of this twice a day visitor  they may never return.  Hope not !!  Last week the cooper's was seen on the ground under the staging bush with a sparrow in each talon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/5334221062 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/5334221062)

Jim

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Post by: Raven11:11 on January 07, 2011, 08:22:09 PM

Sweet pictures!! , my Dad was intrigued seeing the robins as our locals all are long gone...

and as per my post a few weeks past, when a hawk took 1 of our 12 mourning doves just as he swooped down onto the 5-6 that were resting close he had 2 in his clutches but 1 was strong enough to escape. Sadly he was injured a bit but we have not seen him since.

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Title: Robins
Post by: JimmyM on January 09, 2011, 04:22:03 PM

Raven 11:11,
 The robins returned yesterday but not today .
The hawk has been making passes all day -  no birds or squirrels in sight since early morning - excepting for one mourning dove .
The feeders are full .

Thanks,
Jim

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 10, 2011, 07:31:21 PM

Jim ... Beautiful photo of the Robins.  :)