A lot has happened since Day 3. First of all - this robin's nest. She is still building and as you can see from the first photo, the sides of the nest are taller. This is also her mate in the photo second photo. They were both in the birdbath together and she flew there straight from her nest. But her bath was very quick and she left before I could get my camera up to take a shot. This is him.
I have observed this before and I always find it interesting - robins take long and thorough baths on rainy days. This was a rainy morning - if you look at the photo closely, you will see some raindrops splashing in the water. When I was a child, my friend Susie and I went swimming practically every day in summer- but never on a rainy day. It would never have occurred to us. So I wonder what the robin is thinking? Is a daily bath so ingrained in its preening routine that a day is just not complete without it? Or is being out in the rain and taking a bath two entirely different things in the world of robins? Most often, no other birds bathe when it is raining, but robins always do. Has anyone else observed this? Thoughts? Linda
A lot has happened since Day 3. First of all - this robin's nest. She is still building and as you can see from the first photo, the sides of the nest are taller. This is also her mate in the photo second photo. They were both in the birdbath together and she flew there straight from her nest. But her bath was very quick and she left before I could get my camera up to take a shot. This is him.
I have observed this before and I always find it interesting - robins take long and thorough baths on rainy days. This was a rainy morning - if you look at the photo closely, you will see some raindrops splashing in the water. When I was a child, my friend Susie and I went swimming practically every day in summer- but never on a rainy day. It would never have occurred to us. So I wonder what the robin is thinking? Is a daily bath so ingrained in its preening routine that a day is just not complete without it? Or is being out in the rain and taking a bath two entirely different things in the world of robins? Most often, no other birds bathe when it is raining, but robins always do. Has anyone else observed this? Thoughts? Linda
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