We may have a new robin in the 'yard' in the woods. It seems to be a young one as it is quite tame. It likes the crumbs from my home made biscuits, and yesterday, for a moment, sat on my knee. It won't take food from our hand, and I had to explain to it that it lives outside, and the shed is forbidden ( a few messes from birds in the past), but I live in hopes we may become friendly.
at my scale she would be a tiny shadow in the shadows of the bricks, at her scale she is having a sneaky peek from a cave in the hills
a big lens brings the two together, as do the cashews that are just out of shot
Nice pictures Dpack. The robin is very much in charge in the yard. It was shouting defiance at another Robin on Sunday, and also popping into the shed in defiance of my prohibition. We have been chatting to each other, but it seems it understands me as little as I understand it, judging by its behavior.
Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 21 11:20 am Post subject:
Some great shots pack. Also, love the Woodpecker, Shane.
one of this years sparrow crop has thin red legs, huge feet but no tweed type speckles
they are not as variable as canines, but they do seem to try "options" in most generations
darwin and the finches make sense if one imagines sparrows arriving at isolated islands
that makes me wonder if the US sparrows(introduced) are similar to the root stock from here? have they adapted to different habitats? and are any looking like they might not quite be sparrows as we know them?
150 yrs or so is a short time, but evolutionary pressures can be forceful in less generations
Certainly I think behaviour evolves relatively quickly, if not genetic adaptions. There are a number of woodland species that have evolved alongside management by man, but with lack of management over the last 60 or so years, many of these are finding it hard to re-adapt. Peregrine falcons are also finding tall buildings useful for nests, bats tunnels for roosts etc.
sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 21 10:49 am Post subject:
Great shots there DPack and Shane.
I've taken one of the mouse living in our shed, Genavieve I have call it. I've sexed it as well, so I hope she doesn't mind.