I bet none of you realised what a big softie I am...
For the last couple of months, we've had an extremely friendly/inquisitive robin in the back garden. Every time we were in the garden, he'd come close up and sing - even to the point of hopping into the garden shed when P and her mother were in there.
Several weeks back, I threw him a bit of cheese from my plate when eating out there and he hopped right up to my foot to eat it. Picked up some mealworms when shopping at the weekend - he likes those so much he'll come and feed from out hands.
Here, he launches himself off the wheelbarrow handle:
Next, he hovers briefly mid-flight to decide which tasty morsel to have:
Now he delicately snags the selected snack:
And finally, he wings it back to 'his' bush to eat - before coming back for more:
Several weeks back, I threw him a bit of cheese from my plate when eating out there and he hopped right up to my foot to eat it. Picked up some mealworms when shopping at the weekend - he likes those so much he'll come and feed from out hands.
Here, he launches himself off the wheelbarrow handle:
Next, he hovers briefly mid-flight to decide which tasty morsel to have:
Now he delicately snags the selected snack:
And finally, he wings it back to 'his' bush to eat - before coming back for more: