The most amazing things happened to me

06-19-2008, 05:35 AM

on my way home from bible study last night. Hubby and I were walking to our car and I happened to look down and at my feet was a Robin's egg! A perfect, most beautiful blue in the world, Robin's egg! I could have just died! We looked up into the tree above (way, way up) and couldn't see a nest or a robin of any sort. So...I decided it would fit in nicely in my egg collection. I have always wanted a Robin's egg. Of course, I started trying to decide how I was going to hatch it and you should have seen the look on Luke's face! ha! Wonder how it kept from breaking. It fell a long, long, way!

06-19-2008, 06:06 AM

Are you really going to see if it will hatch?

When I was at my parents' yesterday they proudly showed me that they have another Robin nest sight on their house. Now one over the front door & one over the back door. We have always named our farms - old family tradition - I suggested Robin Nest Farm, as this is a newish farm for them.

I think sometimes the lay eggs as they 'fly by'. Maybe it didn't fall far or fall at all.

06-19-2008, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by homebird

Are you really going to see if it will hatch?

When I was at my parents' yesterday they proudly showed me that they have another Robin nest sight on their house. Now one over the front door & one over the back door. We have always named our farms - old family tradition - I suggested Robin Nest Farm, as this is a newish farm for them.

I think sometimes the lay eggs as they 'fly by'. Maybe it didn't fall far or fall at all.

I want a farm named Robin's Nest! How beautiful is that???? I didn't know that they could lay them "on the run"! Maybe that is what happened. I couldn't see a nest at all. Of course the nearest branch was way up and it was getting to be dusk. No, I don't think I will try to hatch it, I wouldn't be much of a mama to a brand new Robin. I think it would just spell HEARTBREAK!

06-19-2008, 07:56 AM

I have seen it happen here a few times. Every time though, the egg broke.

06-19-2008, 11:43 AM

wow, how interesting!!!! I miss seeing robins. We don't really have them here. I have seen ONE in almost 20 years.

06-19-2008, 11:59 AM

Robins are still quite plentiful in England though thinking about it there doesnt seem to be as many as there used to be. Its also rare to see more than one together. They are probably the tamest wild birds in England, if encouraged they will let you get quite close, my mum has one as a regular visitor and there is one at a friends stables, he comes right inside the stable block and sits on a particular stable door, despite the mayhem up there as it is also a riding school so plenty of noise!

06-19-2008, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by birdyland

wow, how interesting!!!! I miss seeing robins. We don't really have them here. I have seen ONE in almost 20 years.

They come through here in the spring. I haven't seen many lately though. Guess this one must have been late.

06-19-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by billysprout

Robins are still quite plentiful in England though thinking about it there doesnt seem to be as many as there used to be. Its also rare to see more than one together. They are probably the tamest wild birds in England, if encouraged they will let you get quite close, my mum has one as a regular visitor and there is one at a friends stables, he comes right inside the stable block and sits on a particular stable door, despite the mayhem up there as it is also a riding school so plenty of noise!

That's so cute! She has a bird friend!

06-19-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by billysprout

Robins are still quite plentiful in England though thinking about it there doesnt seem to be as many as there used to be. Its also rare to see more than one together. They are probably the tamest wild birds in England, if encouraged they will let you get quite close, my mum has one as a regular visitor and there is one at a friends stables, he comes right inside the stable block and sits on a particular stable door, despite the mayhem up there as it is also a riding school so plenty of noise!

English Robins are adorable - differnt from North American 'robins'. Do you get a variety of Robins in your area?

American Robin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The American Robin (Turdus migratorius, also called North American Robin[2]) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. ....

The nominate subspecies of the American Robin is 23–28 centimeters (10–11 in) long with a wingspan ranging from 11.9 to 13.7 centimeters, and averages about 77 grams (2.7 oz) in weight. ...

European Robin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula), or, in Anglophone Europe, simply Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, ...

Subspecies
The Robin from the British Isles (Erithacus rubecula melophilus) also occurs on the Continental side of the English channel and as a vagrant in adjacent regions. E. r. witherbyi from Northwestern Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia closely resembles melophilus but for a shorter wing length.[13] ....

PS - Turdus migratorius! - who thought up that name!

06-19-2008, 04:36 PM

Only ones I have seen here are like the first picture. Thanks for showing me the other one. Isn't she pretty!!