My new gardener

Aw, that has fairly cheered me up Scotsgran! Thank you...what a lovely friend to have in the garden. You are clearly a gentle soul that he feels safe to feed from your hand. :)

He is definitely a joy to have around.

Oh that is so cute - we have a Robin - we have one every year but this year we think he is a different one because he is coming in a lot more often. He is braver with the spuggies than usual and he sings none stop on top of the conifer.

I would love to be able to feed a Robin but I just wouldn't know how it would happen - you are very lucky and thank you for such lovely photos!

Sunnydais everytime I filled the bird feeder in his part of the garden he would look so forlorn because the tits came in numbers that did not allow him any space to feed. I started putting a small portion down on the wall and he got braver and braver until I was able to put the food on my outstretched hand and at first he just grabbed a bit and made off but then he started taking the portion and sitting next to but not on my hand. That is the stage we are at now. I have not been able to snap that and if there is anyone else there he is very timid and reluctant to come too close. If I am decanting plants to pot on he gets down among the debris and finds little things I don't spot. He really is very useful.

I did have a tiny Fairyhouse cup which he would use, but the wood pigeons kept coming down in their clumsy way, and knocked it over, scattering the seeds everywhere. I shall try again but he is very flighty, he does come in later than the other birds, so I could try something then while it's quiet.

I haven’t seen my Robins for some time. They must be nesting.

Oh..I really love this blog ! It made me smile ! We only have one robin that just pops in now and again !

Don't you love the way they notice when you are digging and come down to watch on the off chance of grubs...

we have 2 prs of robins who are tking no notice of me at all. But I have several blackbird pairs that fight over me [well the worms I turn up]. I am working on an area that is a boundary between 3 territories at the moment.

Robins are such cheerful looking birds arent they. Good photos too.

I've had mine land on my hand and back but only very briefly.Their babies came last year as well.

Ha! Ha! Rose, Robins are not just for Christmas. Stera and Sbg they are real partners when it comes to helping out in the garden. I was surprised to see what my robin was finding when I was not seeing the same thing with the naked eye. I love the blackbirds too as they are always the first songsters with the dawn chorus. Pcw the robins seem to be the nearest to domesticated. It is good to see that you get the pleasure of seeing their babies too. The gardens would not be nearly so interesting if we did not have birds to brighten our days.

Lovely, cheerful blog! Lovely little fellow, you couldn’t wish for a lovely visitor, could you!

Robins are so cheerful, if we have a bird that represents the UK, it should be the Robin even though a lot of them are only here for the Summer. OH feeds three in different spots as he walks down to put the chickens away, more Peacock cake!

Thank you Kate and Honeysuckle. I am pleased you like my robin. Our robins live here year round. I believe the male and female robins in any pair each have their own territory during the winter and only come together in the nesting season. Any trespassing robin gets short thrift from the "owner". I make little heaps of food in several places having been ambushed as I come in or go out of the front gate or if I go out to the bins at the back door.

Lovely photos so good to see the Robin waiting around for you 🙂

It is nice to have his company.

Lovely pictures scotsgran, I remember years gone by when blackbirds and thrushes along with robins were always with you when digging sadly I rarely see the others, that said I have a mistle thrush nesting on the allotment, along with a couple of robins.

Thank you Julien This is a benefit of the lockdown. We have time to enjoy our garden visitors.