Yes, they can fly, but like anyone dripping wet, they prefer to get the excess off.
Kengisays
Robins do love water. It’s always easy to attract some when I have the hose out.
Yesterday I saw a robin fly deliberately into the sprinkler banking so it caught the full blast of water in a long line. It continued in the arc right around to a power line, landed, and did the dog shake.
Yesterday I saw a robin fly deliberately into the sprinkler banking so it caught the full blast of water in a long line. It continued in the arc right around to a power line, landed, and did the dog shake.
Sweet! Every now and then, I’ll be shooting birds on the front deck when a Robin will hop up on the bird bath, take a drink, then step in and proceed to bathe in a highly energetic performance. Those are fun shots.
rqsays
Didn’t see ’em go through the proper procedure -- there was neither a right nor a left foot put in.
AlexanderZ says
What species is that?
Caine says
That is an American Robin.
Caine says
Oh, and a male one.
AlexanderZ says
Thanks!
blf says
That’s what happens after trying to put a rat-inside-bird-puppet inside another bird puppet.
Ice Swimmer says
They look so different when they’re wet. Can they fly (I’d guess not very well)?
Caine says
Ice Swimmer @ 6:
Yes, they can fly, but like anyone dripping wet, they prefer to get the excess off.
Kengi says
Robins do love water. It’s always easy to attract some when I have the hose out.
Yesterday I saw a robin fly deliberately into the sprinkler banking so it caught the full blast of water in a long line. It continued in the arc right around to a power line, landed, and did the dog shake.
Caine says
Kengi:
Sweet! Every now and then, I’ll be shooting birds on the front deck when a Robin will hop up on the bird bath, take a drink, then step in and proceed to bathe in a highly energetic performance. Those are fun shots.
rq says
Didn’t see ’em go through the proper procedure -- there was neither a right nor a left foot put in.