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28-JUL-2004

A~J

This morning I went outside to check a robin's nest and noticed that it had dropped into a lower branch.
The two parents were flying about and scolding me and the cats, looking for a baby to feed.
Here's a photo of mama.

When I noticed this baby in the grass several yards from the nest,
I was convinced that one of the cats had gorged on the rest of the little bird family and was saving this one for later.
My husband, after putting on rubber gloves, replaced the nest and the baby.

In a few minutes, the parents came back to the nest, but when they flew away,
the baby hopped from the nest onto a branch and clumsily tumbled through the branches to the ground and stumbled away.
The cats showed no interest; perhaps they are innocent. I hope it's ready to fly!

Olympus C-2100UZ
1/100s f/3.5 at 70.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Liz Bickel06-Apr-2005 03:19
What a nice story. And a good photo.
Tony Dalton07-Aug-2004 22:10
This may not be the most colorful bird as we generally see on Pbase, however it has nice detail and represents a very young bird somewhat hidden among the foilage for safety. These birds are not as easy to spot as the colorful ones and I think you captured a nice photo opportunity A~J.
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