Really! You mean I missed the shoving part, then? Darn! I hope that is the case, though... I see adult robins in the yard (same ones? who knows...), foraging for worms & flying them off...
:) -c On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:52 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Christine Nielsen > >> A robin family built a nest in a bush right outside our back door, >> practically on top of the driveway. I have been watching mama robin >> do her thing for about a week... every time I'd check on her, she'd >> be dutifully sitting on her nest. Then, a couple of days ago, I >> peeked, and she wasn't there. Sure enough, she had a nestful of >> hatchlings. Four, in all. >> >> I'm not much of a nature photographer, but this was a pretty easy get, >> and - bonus! - I didn't have to wake up before dawn to hike out into >> the middle of a swamp. Tricky business, still. Getting a clear line >> of sight into the nest without trimming the boxwood and not getting >> too close for mama's comfort was a challenge. >> >> Anyway, I ended up with one or two that I like: >> http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h5fc506ae#h5fc505cc >> I used the 60-250, and cropped pretty heavily... I think the image >> held up ok, considering... what do you think? >> >> Unfortunately, there might be a sad ending to this tale... yesterday, >> I didn't see mama in the nest except once in the morning. No little >> beaks or tufty heads peeking out of the nest all day, either. And >> nothing today. I fear the worst... that my snooping on them may have >> spooked mama, or tipped off a crow or other predator to a tasty lunch. >> :( >> >> A shame, since I was hoping that mama would stick around & give me >> some pointers on shoving younguns out of the nest... > > > The babies hop out of the nest before they can actually fly, and > the parents continue to feed them. They may still be hanging around in > your yard somewhere. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
