On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:25:18 +0000, klara King
wrote:

martin writes

My bird book says that there is another bird that looks a bit like a
robin, so that might explain the garden with six robins in it.

Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:34:05 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

My bird book says the adults are alike, though amounts of red can vary
between individuals, so no help there.

However, it does say that the female sits on the eggs and is fed by the
male, so your guess seems to be correct.

My bird book says that there is another bird that looks a bit like a
robin, so that might explain the garden with six robins in it.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

martin writes

My bird book says that there is another bird that looks a bit like a
robin, so that might explain the garden with six robins in it.

Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!
Klara

--
damp and cold in Gatwick basin

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:25:18 +0000, klara King
wrote:

martin writes

My bird book says that there is another bird that looks a bit like a
robin, so that might explain the garden with six robins in it.

Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

In message , martin
writes
Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)

I'll trade you a couple for a few sparrows - the sparrowhawk must have
caught all of them

Klara

--
damp and cold in Gatwick basin

"shazzbat" wrote in message
...

The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.

Educate me if you will. How do you tell the sexes apart in robins.

You don't, unless you're a voyeur.

I'm assuming both have the red breast.

Yes, they are identical in appearance.

Franz

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Sue da Nimm27/2/04 4:59
snip

We've got three pairs sharing our plot which is about 320ft long by
120ft
wide, with a hedge border and a copse beyond.
They have clearly defined territories, with one pair regularly coming to
the
kitchen windowsill for tidbits.
The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.


We have several in different parts of the Nursery and garden - you can see
them together but apart, as it were. But the blackbirds! They're as bad
or
worse than robins. One gets inside a glasshouse and one is outside and
they
go at each other hammer and tongs against the glass. The other day, I saw
two trying to kill each other, I swear and I clapped my hands so that both
flew off, overturning a 1l. pot of Euphorbia as they went. Those critters
are vicious and we have a lot of them!

My male blackbird follows me into the garage (where I keep my birdseed)
every time I open the door. He now eats sunflower seeds from my hand.

Franz

In message , martin
writes
Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)

I'll trade you a couple for a few sparrows - the sparrowhawk must have
caught all of them

Klara

--
damp and cold in Gatwick basin

"shazzbat" wrote in message
...

The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.

Educate me if you will. How do you tell the sexes apart in robins.

You don't, unless you're a voyeur.

I'm assuming both have the red breast.

Yes, they are identical in appearance.

Franz

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Sue da Nimm27/2/04 4:59
snip

We've got three pairs sharing our plot which is about 320ft long by
120ft
wide, with a hedge border and a copse beyond.
They have clearly defined territories, with one pair regularly coming to
the
kitchen windowsill for tidbits.
The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.


We have several in different parts of the Nursery and garden - you can see
them together but apart, as it were. But the blackbirds! They're as bad
or
worse than robins. One gets inside a glasshouse and one is outside and
they
go at each other hammer and tongs against the glass. The other day, I saw
two trying to kill each other, I swear and I clapped my hands so that both
flew off, overturning a 1l. pot of Euphorbia as they went. Those critters
are vicious and we have a lot of them!

My male blackbird follows me into the garage (where I keep my birdseed)
every time I open the door. He now eats sunflower seeds from my hand.

Franz

In message , martin
writes
Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)

I'll trade you a couple for a few sparrows - the sparrowhawk must have
caught all of them

Klara

--
damp and cold in Gatwick basin

"shazzbat" wrote in message
...

The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.

Educate me if you will. How do you tell the sexes apart in robins.

You don't, unless you're a voyeur.

I'm assuming both have the red breast.

Yes, they are identical in appearance.

Franz

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:38:04 +0000, klara King
wrote:

In message , martin
writes
Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)

I'll trade you a couple for a few sparrows - the sparrowhawk must have
caught all of them

but we only have two sparrows left :-((
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:42:48 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
.uk...
Sue da Nimm27/2/04 4:59
snip

We've got three pairs sharing our plot which is about 320ft long by
120ft
wide, with a hedge border and a copse beyond.
They have clearly defined territories, with one pair regularly coming to
the
kitchen windowsill for tidbits.
The male in the "copse-end" pair is very distinctive because he is
mottled
white. (Melanistic?)
We have seen three together on occasions - probably offspring rather
than
pairs mingling.


We have several in different parts of the Nursery and garden - you can see
them together but apart, as it were. But the blackbirds! They're as bad
or
worse than robins. One gets inside a glasshouse and one is outside and
they
go at each other hammer and tongs against the glass. The other day, I saw
two trying to kill each other, I swear and I clapped my hands so that both
flew off, overturning a 1l. pot of Euphorbia as they went. Those critters
are vicious and we have a lot of them!

My male blackbird follows me into the garage (where I keep my birdseed)
every time I open the door. He now eats sunflower seeds from my hand.

If your blackbird becomes too tame, watch out for cats!

Jackdaws are probably our most intelligent birds, they always feed in
pairs, one keeps a look out, whilst the other eats.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:38:04 +0000, klara King
wrote:

In message , martin
writes
Well, unless they look *exactly* like a robin ... They've been around
and under the bird table all day, though never two on the table at the
same time. Maybe a cock and his harem?
Must be my delicious fat/ground peanut/seed mix!

I think you have more than your fair share and I am jealous :-)

I'll trade you a couple for a few sparrows - the sparrowhawk must have
caught all of them

but we only have two sparrows left :-((
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad