@siuniuniu The mother cleans the fecal matter from the nest to prevent an uncomfortable smell, and also to protect from predators that can smell the scent!
I've never seen an older sibling help feed the babies. I always thought the parents chase away the older ones when they are rearing the next batch. Live and learn.
@lmx370 all life imitates itself, my elder sister took care of us, mom was at work and father was gone so the instincts are the same here. Incredible video of team work, and the drive for survival that God, nature has instilled in us.
"love the whole world, like a mother loves her only child":)
keenergc... i have a question for you :o i robin bird lately built a nest right outside our front door above our mail box on this flag hook...& every time we try to get the mail it flys up to our face & freaks out violently... i know this is a protection to its eggs...but even if we try to mow or the mail man comes it flys on the tree & swoops down at us... & even at our windows if were watching tv & it see's us... im not sure if its legal to remove the nest so i havnt touched it... help!!!
I had a nest in may back yard with 6-babies. Two days ago, one got pushed out early, it could still hop around and mom & dad fed it on the ground. Today they're are gone accept for one dead baby left in the nest??? I was thinking the worst ,and upset until I saw this video which explaines a lot. Thank you.
If anyone has any idea why there was one left dead, I'd appreciate the info.
This is a really lovely video. It looks as though a baby Robin from a previous brood is helping this mother feed her babies. I was thrilled to see that, as I know it happens, I just never thought I would get to see it like this. But it's almost as if the older baby is enjoying looking after the nestlings more than the mother does. Thank you for posting this video. It brightened up my day immensely.
I've got a nest only about 18 inches above the ground in my ivy trellace. I saw the neighbours cat up on his hind legs with his face sniffing the five eggs a couple of days ago so I surrounded it in chicken wire with a small gap for the parents to come and go. It's in such a vulnerable position and I'm a nervous wreck keeping an eye on it, the eggs are due to hatch in about a week and I'm worried that the squawking will attract more cats! I'll have to reinforce the chicken wire I think.
I know it's hard to think about, but robins need to learn to build nests in wise places. Otherwise, if they "get away with it", they and their offspring will think it is normal and OK to keep building nests in bad places.
Well they've got five healthy babies and are all safe, I appreciate what you wrote but I'd do the same again to protect them. I've even passed a few worms to the mother on a skewer as she sits in the nest which she gobbles down gratefully,the father's a bit crap at looking after them and she trusts me now.
omg i have my two robin babies right here ( my neighbors cat killed there parents so i took them in) and they are in this little "nest" i made 4 them and when they heard tho mom robin calling or "talking" the poked there little heads up wanting to be fed! ohh it was soo cute
How are they now? I almost took a swallow home after i watched it fall from its nest. Instead i got a ladder and gently placed the little fellow back up there
omg one died :( i was sooooo sad i left him on my bed when i went to the bathroom in his little nest i made him and i came back and my dog had killed him!! but i still have my little angel here (chip is her name) and she is my little baby
youre gunna have to let her go soon, Robins are starting to fledge. I suggest you leave your window open so she can go when she is ready. Are her feathers fully developped?
That sqauwker looked like a full grown juvenile(speckled breast) probably from an earlier brood. And it appears it was feeding its siblings. Is this a common behaviour for American Robins?
Thats awesome..we had a robin build a nest right outside our deck and it layed 3 eggs..but we went out this morning and it looks like something got them with 2 of them broken on the ground and the nest turned over. I did find one egg not broken on the ground and took the turned over nest inside and put the egg in it. Hopefully it didnt happen to much earlier than when i found it since it was cold last night. The eggs were hatched about 4 days ago so i guess i will know if its ok in 10days
Thanks! I just set my old Sony Cybershot camera on movie mode and put it up on the railing a couple times a day.. The birds could care less, but they were so used to us because the nest is right outside our front door.
I was expecting some 70's comedy show, but, THAT was just beautiful!!!
borgduck 5 days ago
Amazing, I just saw one Robin nest near my house
1peiceaznboi 9 months ago
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8Eriquo8 9 months ago
Wow! How did you film that? Great vid.!
themermaidgirl247 10 months ago
Thanks for sharing that was GREAT!
jeanne196145 10 months ago
AMAZING!
JoBee308 10 months ago
2:36 taking away the shit or eating shit?
siuniuniu 1 year ago
@siuniuniu The mother cleans the fecal matter from the nest to prevent an uncomfortable smell, and also to protect from predators that can smell the scent!
xDeAdlYSp1Derx 1 year ago
Fabulous! Thank you for producing and sharing.
StreechColorado 1 year ago
I've never seen an older sibling help feed the babies. I always thought the parents chase away the older ones when they are rearing the next batch. Live and learn.
lmx370 1 year ago
@lmx370 all life imitates itself, my elder sister took care of us, mom was at work and father was gone so the instincts are the same here. Incredible video of team work, and the drive for survival that God, nature has instilled in us.
"love the whole world, like a mother loves her only child":)
stcrzyaatyrs 1 year ago
@stcrzyaatyrs right you are, that's what makes this video of baby robins being fed my favorite.
lmx370 1 year ago
whats the one thats not grow up feeding the babbies
TheNatalia345 1 year ago
I have a nest in the tree near my house! You can only see it out my bathroom window though but it's so cool to watch them feed their chicks :)
SubparPanda 1 year ago
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WOW, one of the their first babies is helping with the others!! Never seen that before.
10GalReef 1 year ago
WOW, one of the their first babies is helping with the others!! Never seen that before.
10GalReef 1 year ago
keenergc... i have a question for you :o i robin bird lately built a nest right outside our front door above our mail box on this flag hook...& every time we try to get the mail it flys up to our face & freaks out violently... i know this is a protection to its eggs...but even if we try to mow or the mail man comes it flys on the tree & swoops down at us... & even at our windows if were watching tv & it see's us... im not sure if its legal to remove the nest so i havnt touched it... help!!!
tylo38 1 year ago
Never thought I would see a juvenile help his mom find food for the new babies.
Tiennumidori 2 years ago
thats an american robin, looks different to european one.
plane15 2 years ago
where do the rest go, i thought they follow the mom for a while.
henryjduong 2 years ago
i guess the rest helping its mother find food
hermit855 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting that!
I had a nest in may back yard with 6-babies. Two days ago, one got pushed out early, it could still hop around and mom & dad fed it on the ground. Today they're are gone accept for one dead baby left in the nest??? I was thinking the worst ,and upset until I saw this video which explaines a lot. Thank you.
If anyone has any idea why there was one left dead, I'd appreciate the info.
JTSA58 2 years ago
@JTSA58 some don't survive. its just nature. not enough food to go around probably
THRE3CLICKS 1 year ago
This is a really lovely video. It looks as though a baby Robin from a previous brood is helping this mother feed her babies. I was thrilled to see that, as I know it happens, I just never thought I would get to see it like this. But it's almost as if the older baby is enjoying looking after the nestlings more than the mother does. Thank you for posting this video. It brightened up my day immensely.
Afrikitty 3 years ago
Nature just amazes me...no matter how many times I see something, it totally fascinates me....absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
SHRINA17 3 years ago 5
well dont talk like a retard then
eastyg 3 years ago 4
I've got a nest only about 18 inches above the ground in my ivy trellace. I saw the neighbours cat up on his hind legs with his face sniffing the five eggs a couple of days ago so I surrounded it in chicken wire with a small gap for the parents to come and go. It's in such a vulnerable position and I'm a nervous wreck keeping an eye on it, the eggs are due to hatch in about a week and I'm worried that the squawking will attract more cats! I'll have to reinforce the chicken wire I think.
sleepypoodle 3 years ago
I know it's hard to think about, but robins need to learn to build nests in wise places. Otherwise, if they "get away with it", they and their offspring will think it is normal and OK to keep building nests in bad places.
AlbertaGamer 3 years ago
Well they've got five healthy babies and are all safe, I appreciate what you wrote but I'd do the same again to protect them. I've even passed a few worms to the mother on a skewer as she sits in the nest which she gobbles down gratefully,the father's a bit crap at looking after them and she trusts me now.
sleepypoodle 3 years ago
omg i have my two robin babies right here ( my neighbors cat killed there parents so i took them in) and they are in this little "nest" i made 4 them and when they heard tho mom robin calling or "talking" the poked there little heads up wanting to be fed! ohh it was soo cute
Dannylynn123 3 years ago
How are they now? I almost took a swallow home after i watched it fall from its nest. Instead i got a ladder and gently placed the little fellow back up there
eastyg 3 years ago
omg one died :( i was sooooo sad i left him on my bed when i went to the bathroom in his little nest i made him and i came back and my dog had killed him!! but i still have my little angel here (chip is her name) and she is my little baby
Dannylynn123 3 years ago
youre gunna have to let her go soon, Robins are starting to fledge. I suggest you leave your window open so she can go when she is ready. Are her feathers fully developped?
eastyg 3 years ago
Just went back to watch this video composit again, awesome. Hard to catch both parents feeding.
ldu8 3 years ago
i noticed the mother was a little bit of a "squawker", I wonder what she was telling the father...
It seemed like as if she was hungry, too, along with the babies...
I had a couple of robins build a nest near our house too, but I never heard them actually communicate like that.
sammylojax 3 years ago
That sqauwker looked like a full grown juvenile(speckled breast) probably from an earlier brood. And it appears it was feeding its siblings. Is this a common behaviour for American Robins?
pinoyfourlyf 3 years ago
Thats awesome..we had a robin build a nest right outside our deck and it layed 3 eggs..but we went out this morning and it looks like something got them with 2 of them broken on the ground and the nest turned over. I did find one egg not broken on the ground and took the turned over nest inside and put the egg in it. Hopefully it didnt happen to much earlier than when i found it since it was cold last night. The eggs were hatched about 4 days ago so i guess i will know if its ok in 10days
KoolKrew 3 years ago
well done
tutor4011 4 years ago
omg that is so awsome, watching them grow up like that :) its really cute
why is she eating her babies poop i didnt know birds do that :S
jjessicax 4 years ago
great video. I never can catch them flying off. I need a continuous shooting video with 23 hour tape!
ldu8 4 years ago
a surveillance camera with a DVR would work!
but probably would be not as clear as a camcorder...
LittleDirektor 3 years ago
Had to see this again.. This is so cool..
MsGirlee 4 years ago
great video just loved it thanks for sharing
schloss11 4 years ago
GEE WHIZ...You have all the fun, you guys!! How did you set up the cam???? I give you 20 star rating!!
MsGirlee 4 years ago
Thanks! I just set my old Sony Cybershot camera on movie mode and put it up on the railing a couple times a day.. The birds could care less, but they were so used to us because the nest is right outside our front door.
keenergc 4 years ago
@keenergc dude what happened to the nest now is it abandoned did u guys throw it away or do other birds use it lol
Dragoonkyle 1 year ago