Sunday 20 May 2012

A lovely garden companion.............................................................. the Robin

I have been in the garden for most of the day weeding and preparing the soil for summer bedding plants.
The birds are wary when I am moving around the garden apart from one... this lovely Robin.

As I was digging it was enjoying rich pickings... I captured these pics during a tea break.



I missed out on some wonderful Robin poses... spade in hand instead of a camera.
The hours have flown by today... where does the weekend go.

World Bird Wednesday LXXIX

31 comments:

  1. I wish I knew where it went... Lovely photos of the little fella, he's enjoyed the gardening too!

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  2. what a cute little co-gardener. :)

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  3. HI Andrew... What a deal for the both of you..he gets the bugs that can destroy your garden..Cute post..
    Isn't it true when your working outside, the best opportunity for shots happen when your doing something else...me I always see lovely butterflies while I am mowing the grass..when I get done I can't see a one once I have the camera in hand : }
    Gracexx

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  4. The garden Robin, lovely, nice snaps too.

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  5. Really life is so full on isn't it... Just to be able to take time out to sniff the flowers and kick off the ole slippers. Not easy today, Why the hell is that? The robin a creature that has found benefit through contact with the human... like the dog. Love love such experiences.....

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  6. incredible photos, the detail is amazing.

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  7. I think you have a friend for life!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  8. Awesome series of photo of this little Red Robin. I also like to sit in my garden and watch the birds and other creature go about their business.

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  9. Lovely shots of the beautiful robin.

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  10. Andrew, how extra ordinary tiny life. How nice to see how you love it and price it! Delicious photos,

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  11. Great pictures of this robin, I like them all!
    Cheers, Louise

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  12. Glad your robin posed nicely for you. Beautiful bird and photos.

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  13. gteat photos of a great little bird

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  14. Looks like the perfect weekend to me Andrew!

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  15. Love the shots. What a cutie! We have a lot of birds, but they are very shy.

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  16. Love your robins! They're a bit cuter than ours.

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  17. Good Morning, Andrew!
    Love your Photos...so genuine...so pure: charming!
    I
    say: brilliant.
    Hugs
    Isabel/blueShell

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  18. Beautiful pictures of the robin. You need them even with a prey in its beak.

    Greetings, Helma

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  19. Nice to have a pal with you while you work in the garden. A cute little one at that!

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  20. what a sweet companion, he does not seem wary at all.

    but how do you get anything done with these cutes flying around!!

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  21. Andrew, as they say ... bred work :-)
    But you'll get a beautiful garden. You could also take pictures at work - great.

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  22. Who needs pesticides when you have loyal birds ready to help!

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  23. He is such a sweet looking little bird. So different than our Robins. He's definitely prettier than ours.
    You may have missed some good shots but these are lovely Andrew!

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  24. Great photos of a lovely bird - and how nice to have it stay around while you were gardening.

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  25. They do love those little grubs. Once they know you, they make great friends. I bet you had fun taking those shots, I certainly enjoyed seeing them.

    XOX . . . Ārija

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  26. Great captures of a beautiful bird!Thanks for sharing!Have a great day.

    Shantana

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  27. Andrew, I adore your little Robin. What a nice companion to share gardening duty with.
    Hugs!

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  28. What a cute little garden buddy!

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  29. Great captures of her feeding. Your robins look so different from ours.

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