All around the yard I hear the immature chirps of fledglings. Some are probably the baby cardinals I wrote about in my last post (A Rare Treat: A Cardinal’s Nest At Eye Level). Others are probably robins that nest frequently in the yard, although this year I haven’t seen any of their nesting spots.
As I looked out the kitchen window the other day, something looked odd on the No-No Cardinal feeder.
Upon closer look, it was a fledgling robin. Obviously, robins don’t eat from feeders, or eat sunflower seeds, so the little guy got a little confused and landed on the closest thing he could.
He did not look happy about his predicament!
I watched him for a while, as did his mom/dad.
After a while, he got up the nerve to try to find a new, safer place to roost. But, didn’t make it very far. Poor guy 🙁 That’s him on top of the No-No Seed Ball Feeder.
Definitely not where he wanted to be, so off he jumped/flew again. This time landing in one of the clematis about 10 feet away. Again, not a great place but at least less precarious.
He stayed there for a while until he finally made his way to the neighbor’s serviceberry where I think he was much happier.
Quite an adventure for this little guy. I could sense his relief once he got into the bush. I’m guessing his mom found him soon after and hopefully she had some food for him.
Juvenile robins are very adorable, and fun to watch. Here’s a link to a post I did with my favorite picture of a young robin. https://gardeninacity.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/weekend-notes-who-was-that-masked-bird/