Robins: Here We Go Again (Original Photography)

Howdy,

Some of you will remember that the robins were nesting above my parents' deck and, while watching the dogs for them, I got some pretty up-close and personal photos. Meanwhile, back in Mankato, they had built a nest above a house light, right next to my door. That nest was abandoned, but... they're back!

And it's #featherdfriday by @melinda010100, too. Good timing!

^{Mouthy Idiot Bird}

There is discussion about how intelligent birds are, nowadays. Studies pop up, occasionally, talking about how crows recognize faces or how some bird has learned to use tools. Robins aren't one of these smarter bird varieties. The nesting pair flies off every time I use the door and procede to yell at me from near by. At least they're photogenic!

So, how close is the nest to my door?

^{Terrible Housekeeping}

The door literally opens within inches of the nest. They weren't the best builders either, judging by the trailing bits off to the left of the light fixture. The roof is just out of the image, which isn't enough clearance to take a photo into the nest with my DSLR. I did get one with the mobile phone, though!

^Breakfast?

I apologize for the image quality in that last one. Mobile phone images aren't my specialty.

Lastly, I saw this one out at the state park. I'm not ornithologist, and have no idea what it is so, if any of you know what type of bird it is, feel free to enlighten me. Google claimed it was a chickadee or a shrike. I've never seen a shrike, but it didn't look like the photos and, if it is a chickadee, it is some sort of mutant one on steroids. This thing was bigger than the robin!

^{Watching You}

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