I have a little Robin who helps me garden.
It took me awhile to understand that no matter what part of the yard I am in, he is there with me.
He is very happy when I’m watering as he can then find big fat worms, but even if I’m weeding he hops along beside or behind, or maybe just over in the other bed seeing what it is he can find…food, nesting material, who knows…something.
He is so tame I have even been able to get a photo or three of him.
For me that HUGE…I can’t ever seem to get a bird photo.
I’m pleased to introduce you to–
Robin
Which always reminds me of the the song -WHEN THE RED ROBIN COMES BOBBIN’ ALONG
(written by Harry Woods )
Sung by–Al Jolson, Mandy Patinkin, The Osmond Brothers
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob Bobbin’ Along
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along, along
There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts throbbin’ his old sweet song
Wake up, wake up you sleepy head Get up, get out of your bed
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red Live, love, laugh and be happy
What if I were blue, now I’m walking through,
walking through the fields of flowers
Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours
I’m just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along
There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts throbbin’
There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts a throbbin’ his old sweet song
Wake up, wake up you sleepy head
Why don’t you get up, get up, get out of bed, cheer up
Live, love, laugh and be happy
What if I were blue, now I’m walking through fields of flowers
Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours
I’m just a kid again, doing what I did again, singing a song
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along
Along, along, along, along, along.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Oh how neat… What a nice little friend you have, Linda!!!!! I had one in early spring –but he was not a friend. He would wake us up really early in the morning pecking on our sliding glass doors…. We put big pictures of a hawk on the windows and that finally stopped Mr. Robin from the pecking… We don’t like THAT kind of an alarm clock… ha
Have a great day.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I havce something to admit….
it’s very embarrassing…
i’m scared of robins.
There! I said it! Yes, I’m scared of robins. There are very scary!
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He is very gorgeous- we have some birds that frequent our yard … but they like us better when we leave food out for them! We also have a few hummingbirds that entertain us – so much fun!
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Very nice! We have squirrels here on campus that are so tame that if you stand in one place for any length of time they will come up to see if you have any food for them.
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And I’m pleased to meet him too.
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Robins are very welcome in my yard, too. I have a huge mulberry tree that they love and try to protect from the jays. There are plenty of berries for all, but you wouldn’t know it. When Bob and I used to raise baby birds for Wildlife Care, we learned that unlike other babies, that will stop eating when they’re full, baby robins will just keep opening their mouths and taking whatever you poke down them. Our first fledgling robins were so fat they couldn’t get off the ground. We had to keep them a couple more weeks and put them on a diet. The old Italians up in the foothills around here actually have a recipe for robin with polenta.
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That is so adorable. It’s like the rook in the book The Secret Garden. I hope you and your older granddaughter have enjoyed reading that book together at least once.
That song is one of my favourites…i sing it everytime i plant seeds. Seems to make the time go by faster. 🙂
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Great post!! and pictures. I have a bird that sings to me (well we whistle back and forth) when I’m out in the morning but so far I have not seen him so I don’t know what kind of bird (except friendly) he is…
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I wonder who brought that for you? They say people who have passed on ‘bring’ things to you, birds, bees, butterflies. Im pretty sure my Dad brings me yellow butterflies.
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It is pleasure to meet Robin. There are lots around here (at Mother’s) that are the last birds to go to roost at dark. We have enjoyed sitting outside and listening to them. Thanks for the song, I had forgotten some of the words.
Linda L
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Now i’m going to have that song in my head all day. I miss robins. For some reason they don’t come to our part of California but I remember back east they always assured us that spring was on the way. How lucky you are to have such a nice friend.
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Great pictures! I had a robin that followed me around when I would water when we lived in NC and once I noticed him/her feeding a young robin as well. Didn’t get any decent photos though. You did a great job!
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Lovely to see your robins and your lovely garden. We had two in our garden this afternoon.
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I love to see the Robins, I went on the bike path this morning for a high powered walk and saw a Robin that stayed there looking at me until I was within 5 feet of it!
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Looks like your Robin has his own human! We had one singing to us while we worked in the yard yesterday. It was really nice.
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In the couple of full sunlight pictures, your friend seems (by her plumage) to be Mrs. Robin, not Mr. The Secret Garden is on my top 10 list of books ever, the European robin in that story is the perfect garden friend like yours.
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It’s nice of Robin to keep you company while working in the garden, but I thought that was Boomer’s job. What does Boomer think of Robin? You got great pictures.
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What a wonderful garden companion, Linda! It always make the mundane work of weeding a bit more pleasant when you have someone to keep you company. You got some great pictures of him. I have a garden companion…a little black cat! Midnight will chase my hands as I rustle them through the flowers and weeds. Happy gardening/birding!
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That’s a pretty smart bird. Congratulations on getting some great pictures! :o)
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I like the way you put in complete lyrics. I saw one in one of your comments the other day. It’s a great way to put pizzazz in your post.
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Nice of him to return your providing of worms and water by pausing in his work for a few photos. I enjoy watching a robin pull up a worm and somehow wrap it up on his beak like so much spaghetti without the use of hands.
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Birds are so much fun to watch! Great photos:)
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He knows an easy meal when he sees one..:-))
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