26-07-2014, 06:09 PM
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Igor, our Disabled Robin
I've mentioned the Robin we have frequenting our garden before but I can't remember which thread!Anyway, he's deformed for some reason so we've been making sure that he gets food by putting it in places that he usually lands - or walks to.
Sadly he seems to be getting worse and he's almost doubled-over now.
The thing that really gets me and my wife is his absolute trust of us.
He's been sat a foot away from me today for an hour and I've been giving him bits of suet and a bowl of water, both of which he hops over to regularly in this heat - 39C today in our garden.
I say him but it could actually be a female apparently!
He's so trusting that we're worried for his safety with cats using our garden all the time but there's not much we can do about it.
I'm typing this facing the kitchen door - and he's just peeped around it!! stevmk2
26-07-2014, 06:18 PM
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Re: Igor, our Disabled Robin
Originally Posted by stevmk2
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I've mentioned the Robin we have frequenting our garden before but I can't remember which thread!Anyway, he's deformed for some reason so we've been making sure that he gets food by putting it in places that he usually lands - or walks to.
Sadly he seems to be getting worse and he's almost doubled-over now.
The thing that really gets me and my wife is his absolute trust of us.
He's been sat a foot away from me today for an hour and I've been giving him bits of suet and a bowl of water, both of which he hops over to regularly in this heat - 39C today in our garden.
I say him but it could actually be a female apparently!
He's so trusting that we're worried for his safety with cats using our garden all the time but there's not much we can do about it.
I'm typing this facing the kitchen door - and he's just peeped around it!! stevmk2
26-07-2014, 08:55 PM
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Re: Igor, our Disabled Robin
Steve, I don't think I'd 'cage' him personally, he seems to be managing with your help. Sometimes wild birds trapped in cages just die of shock, then you'd feel dreadful. Anyway, maybe he's got a family needing him for all we know? Sad though it is, I think I'd carry on just as you, and help him from a distance, and not getting him too tame and trusting, for his own good. I do hope he survives.
27-07-2014, 08:57 AM
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Re: Igor, our Disabled Robin
Bit worried this morning - no sign of Igor or a new one we've gained - a young sparrow with something wrong with its wing. (Why come to us I wonder?)He can fly Carol but seems to prefer to hop around most of the time, which worries us with cats all around and sparrow hawks often overhead.
He often seems to stumble and, watching him near me yesterday, I noticed the nervous switches he has are more frequent but then it was very hot - 30C, not 39C as I typoed before!
He get so close now that I could probably pick him up.
He was obviously thirsty at one point yesterday and he hopped around near the back door and went over to the water butt and looked at me!
He's quite bright for all his disabilities!
There's a big bird bath in the garden but he's scared of starlings and we're getting a lot in the garden lately.
Any other birds he fearless with, like most Robins but not starlings.
Going to see if I can find him now. stevmk2
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