Feathered Friday: Loss of Mr. Robin Redbreast
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My feathered selection this morning is a robin. These beautiful birds walk the lawn looking for worms or insects. They keep to themselves and never bother with any food I leave outside for the other birds.
The blue jays, juncos, grackles, sparrows, doves and other birds are anxious to eat the seeds and any other food that is available, especially home cooking.
Showing the red breast off.
Unfortunately my special robin, Mr. Robin Red Breast, that used to come back from the South every Spring did not return this year. I watched for him but he is not among the robins here now. He would have been getting up in age.
Robins can live 20 years and Mr. Robin Red Breast had been coming back here for at least seven years. I wrote a post about him and how he lost his mate and stayed all one winter. It was so sad seeing him in the cold and snow.
After spending the first winter here, he flew South every Fall and returned in the Spring. I was at a loss on how to keep him surviving the winter he stayed but he would pick at apple slices I put out on the lawn and got so he would eat a bit of a homemade biscuit.
How can I tell one robin from another? A fair question.
”Mr. Robin Red Breast always let me know he had arrived back in the Spring. He would be at the lawn by the back deck and would pick at any apples or food I put out there. No other robin does this. The rest always keep to themselves.
Last year I noticed his wings were drooping more than usual when he stood up. I figured he was getting old and maybe flying South would be too much for the little bird. I really miss him. He was a real fine feathered friend.”
In closing, a #monomad of one of the robins under the spruce tree.
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6
Link to the previous post on Mr. Robin Redbreast Here.
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Awe..poor Mr Robin Red Breast! I did not know that they can live that long. I'm sorry he is gone Jo but he is still soaring high..just someplace else! 💞
Oh, I'm sad too. I know how much you were looking forward to his return. Chopped apples were a good choice of winter food for him. Berries and meal worms, too. Thanks for posting his story to #featheredfriday!
A "mere bird," yet I too feel his loss. Humans can bond with birds, reptiles, even bugs - pet tarantulas, e.g. One long, lonely winter, I communed with a spider and a ladybug that took up residence in my potted plants. (Even wrote a haiku about them here at Steemit.)
Apple slices for robins? I didn't know.
Thanks for sharing this!!
I am so sorry to hear that! He looks like one of ours. I could never tell them apart, there is soooo many of them here. But I can never get close enough shot.; they always running away from me. Your photos are very lovely my Dear 😊
Lovely photos @redheadpei I'm sure you will miss Mr Robin Red Breast every year as he was a very welcome regular to your place. I wonder if any of his relatives have come to visit?
Such a lovely collection of photos. I am sorry to hear about mr Robin Red Breast he looks really cool.
Perhaps he has found a new home that gives him what he has been looking for that's why he never wanna come back longer.
Amazing write up.
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Didn't know they could live so long. Your special connection is a priceless gift. :-)
Howdy redheadpei! that's too bad about Mr. Robin Red Breast. I didn't think I could get sad over a bird but maybe I'm gettin soft!
Thanks Cowboy! The little robin really touched me and I really miss not seeing him. ♥️
Sweet.