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The early bird gets the worm. And that’s what the worm gets for getting up so early.
Haaa! I like the caption
Um…, thanks?
I’ll take the seeds any day. Or the baking potato that my hubby just drove to town to buy because I am pregnant and craving one…the man is fantastic!
Do you get any great blue herons out where you are, Father? It’s amazing to watch them fish.
LOL at the goldfinch!
Great camera!
In the first two photos it looks as if Robin has just gotten treatment at the Hairclub… [ROFL!]
“They move along with great awareness of their surroundings.” Except as I’ve mentioned before, when they’re standing in the middle of the road or hopping across it(why did the robin cross the road?),oblivious to oncoming cars – then – just oblivious! [But… but… there are worms on the road!]
ROTFL! :-D
A couple tidbits on the natural history of robins and worms:
You can tell adult male and female robins apart because the adult male usually has a darker head. (See http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/id) The one in these pictures is almost certainly male, as you can see the sharp contrast between the black head and grey back in pictures 3 & 4.
Supposedly, most worms in the northern US and Canada were introduced from Europe. (See http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/soil/story2/goodworm.htm [though they confuse ‘descendant’ for ‘ancestor’].)
Sleep in late! Early birds get only worms!
I heard once from a naturalist that a robin is the only bird that can survive entirely on a diet of worms. Handy trait, if true.
All in all, though, my palate is with the goldfinch.
Wonderful pictures and how different the American Robin is from our British Robin!
Mmmm…. protein!
And while I won’t say that you missed your calling, Father, :) you do have a great way with the camera. What a terrific set of shots!
Good pictures.
I am not clear on why the robin is referred to as “noble”.
He is alert. But many people who may be described as “noble”
have been anything but “alert”.
Thank you Father for these magnificent pictures. Although St. Francis would have NEVER harmed a single worm, let alone eating them, this makes my franciscan heart race!
I’m looking forward to more pictures….
It may be that the early bird gets the worm, but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.
I definitely agree with the goldfinch. Worms are yucky!
The photos are splendid, however! :)
“how different the American Robin is from our British Robin!
The American robin is a thrush, pelerin, and the British robin evidently (wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Robin) were once considered to be a thrush, but it has since been reclassified as a flycatcher. There is apparently (wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_flycatcher#Systematics) some confusion about the boundary between those families is unclear.
Gah! And evidently confusion in my mind as to how to write.
LOL! Thanks Fr. Z!
I have one flower bed that always seems to have a lot of grubs. When I’m getting the bed ready for annuals, I always throw the robins any grubs I find. (Not the worms, though. They are too good for the soil to give away!) One year, I was doing a lot digging, really working the compost in this bed. One robin was following me around all day waiting for grubs. It was so cute. He would get within a couple of feet of me watching, waiting. I’d throw the grub on the sidewalk, he’d gobble it up and come back for more!
Wow-great pictures, Fr. Z!
Love the ‘comment’ by the goldfinch!
I’d wish the robins would come to my driveway after a rainstorm-I get lots of worms!
Irish: One robin was following me around all day waiting for grubs. It was so cute. He would get within a couple of feet of me watching…
That’s the funny thing about Robins. Out of all of the birds we have here hanging around the church, the only one that doesn’t fly away as soon as I walk near is the Robin. Most of the time they stay right where they are an look at me. They are not afraid!
Did you know that there is no way to tell the difference between a male and a female robin, even a male robin can’t tell the difference, only the female. Betcha didn’t know THAT!!! – Blessings – Rene
Our Virginia robins are very shy. You can get within a few
feet and they’ll either walk or fly away.
Love the Goldfinch comment. Did you translate that?