I am pleased to report that our bird friends are doing well. The chicks are very good at keeping still when they sense humans around them, to the point that I had started to worry that they might not have survived the recent cold spell here. However, we witnessed the Mummy bird feeding them again today so it looks like all is well.
On a less pleasing topic it appears that they might not actually be Robins after all, but some other kind of bird altogether. Here is a, admittedly blurry, picture of the Male bird on one of his infrequent visits - cue joke about men having to provide for the family, etc. - and if you look closely you can see that he has red coloring on both his neck and his head. That is definitely not what an American Robin looks like.
So, what kind of birds are they? What are their values? What are their politics? Will we regret allowing them (aiding them, even) to move into the neighbourhood? All suggestions are welcome at this point, as I'm stumped.
2 comments:
A great man once said "Can't we all just get along?" You need to heed these words Mr. Sullivan. It is of no fault of these birds that they are not the color that you expected them to be. Now that your expectations are not being meet you are questioning their values, questions that were not asked of the birds with acceptable color. I fully understand that you are not fully to blame for your attitude towards birds of a different feather, but BREAK THE CYCLE! Accept these birds as they are, just as you were accepted into our great country despite the obvious charature flaws. God bless you Mr. Sullivan and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
Jeez! All I am asking for is some honesty. If you're not a Robin, don't pass yourself off as a Robin.
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