My loving daughter got herself a new Nikon I guess and knowing how much I miss my Robins she sent me this. Look at that beauty cock her head. Worm for supper for sure. This was in her front yard by the way so summer is in full bloom in Ct.
I always had a great time when I was in Charlotte. Wonderful town. She sent me a zoom shot of a plane going over her house, too. I'll see if I can find it. Do the Robins leave there in the Fall? Of all the times that I have been there I can't remember seeing them.
Awwww! This is so lovely! What a sweet daughter you have Tsula!!!!!
No robins where you live???? Oh I love their beautiful songs. We have many in Ohio. With all the rain we have had since Spring, they are happily picking worms out for their daily dinners! ha
Hey Stephi, thanks foryour kind comments. Yep, she's pretty neat! We see them as they go through Florida on their way North. I sure wish that they wouldstay around but they just hang around for a couple of days and then they are gone.I've been trying to attract our second favorites the Hummers. Not too successful with that either. It is so hot and humid here that the nectar that I put out goes rancid too fast and I sure would not want to harm them. I do have lots of vultures though. UGH!
I should be able to answer your question without even having to think about it, but it seems in the spring they are nesting and are here throughout the summer. I can't remember seeing them in the winter though. So they must leave in the fall, but not sure. Here is a link and if you follow it there are graphs to show the migration.
All robins are not the same: The vast majority of robins do move south in the winter. However, some stick around and move around in northern locations.
Robins migrate more in response to food than to temperature . Fruit is the robin's winter food source. As the ground thaws in the spring, they switch to earthworms and insects. While the robins may arrive when temperatures reach 37 degrees, this is because their food becomes available not because the robins themselves need warm temperatures.
Robins wander in the winter: Temperatures get colder as winter progresses. Robins need more food when it's cold and more and more of the fruit gets eaten. Robins move here and there in response to diminishing food supplies and harsh weather. If all robins wintered at their breeding latitude, there wouldn't be enough fruit for them all. So robins tend to spread out in the winter in search of fruit. Most hang out where fruit is abundant, but some take the risk of staying farther north where smaller amounts of fruit remain.
Robins sing when they arrive on territory : Robins sing when they arrive on their breeding territories. Sometimes robins even sing in winter flocks, due to surging hormones as the breeding season approaches. However, in the majority of cases, robins really do wait to sing until they have reached their territory.
Click the link above for entire article including graphs.
Indeed, Perrie, thank you very much! She is our major accomplishment, for sure. With us now on Skype, every Sunday afternoon is spent with she and her husband.
aww....I hope you know that every day now I think of you when I see our little robins in our yard, Tsula!!!!
HAVE YOU TRIED: boiling 1 part sugar to 2 or 3 parts water until it becomes a little syrupy, and placing that in your hummy feeders??? I then sprinkle some sugar at the little feedy openings to entice the sweet little birds. I replace it weekly, and this seems to hold up to the heat without becoming gross. My little visitors like this much better than the little packet of nectar I was buying and they seem to stay for longer periods of time at the feeders!!!
What kind of hummers do you get there? Anna's? We only get the Ruby Throated ones in Ohio. Well, I don't mean ONLY like it is not special! It is a miracle every time they come to visit!
Great photo tsula..Kudos to your daughter.
What amazes me Tsula is Robins will build nest in places the cats don't even have to jump or climb to around here in Charlotte.
Beautiful bird but it's a wonder we have so many of them with nest in shrubbery two feet off the ground. That Nikon sure takes a good picture.
Thanks Kavika. She is pretty proud of herself and I told her if she could get me some Lilacs to go with the bird I might just leave home.
I always had a great time when I was in Charlotte. Wonderful town. She sent me a zoom shot of a plane going over her house, too. I'll see if I can find it. Do the Robins leave there in the Fall? Of all the times that I have been there I can't remember seeing them.
Awwww! This is so lovely! What a sweet daughter you have Tsula!!!!!
No robins where you live???? Oh I love their beautiful songs. We have many in Ohio. With all the rain we have had since Spring, they are happily picking worms out for their daily dinners! ha
Hey Stephi, thanks foryour kind comments. Yep, she's pretty neat! We see them as they go through Florida on their way North. I sure wish that they wouldstay around but they just hang around for a couple of days and then they are gone.I've been trying to attract our second favorites the Hummers. Not too successful with that either. It is so hot and humid here that the nectar that I put out goes rancid too fast and I sure would not want to harm them. I do have lots of vultures though. UGH!
What a lovely picture and what a nice way to be back with her without being there. I am sure you miss her, Tsula
I should be able to answer your question without even having to think about it, but it seems in the spring they are nesting and are here throughout the summer. I can't remember seeing them in the winter though. So they must leave in the fall, but not sure. Here is a link and if you follow it there are graphs to show the migration.
Click the link above for entire article including graphs.
Indeed, Perrie, thank you very much! She is our major accomplishment, for sure. With us now on Skype, every Sunday afternoon is spent with she and her husband.
Family time is irreplaceable. Congratulations, tsula, on both a beautiful daughter and a lovely picture.
Indeed, Mimi for we just got off Skype. Next best thing to having her here with us.
aww....I hope you know that every day now I think of you when I see our little robins in our yard, Tsula!!!!
HAVE YOU TRIED: boiling 1 part sugar to 2 or 3 parts water until it becomes a little syrupy, and placing that in your hummy feeders??? I then sprinkle some sugar at the little feedy openings to entice the sweet little birds. I replace it weekly, and this seems to hold up to the heat without becoming gross. My little visitors like this much better than the little packet of nectar I was buying and they seem to stay for longer periods of time at the feeders!!!
What kind of hummers do you get there? Anna's? We only get the Ruby Throated ones in Ohio. Well, I don't mean ONLY like it is not special! It is a miracle every time they come to visit!