Young Robin

[annieigma]

Sat at the patio table in the garden lunchtime, and this scruffy little bird came and sat two feet away. not scared of anything. spindly legs, round eyes, a Robin?? Browny colour, with some orangy mixed with brown on the chest. this evening, i dug some soil, he was there, now inches away, then he would zoom off, catch a flying insect, then bounce back within seconds.
Question is: why are robins friendly to humans, and this it would seem, from birth, as this one is a real baby.??? Made my Day.

[Tilly2]

I don't know why Robins are so friendly but they scare the daylights out of you sometimes!

[2sp_]

They are friendlier to humans than each other at times! I think they are the most aggressive towards other birds in my garden, usually other robins.

[smurfchops]

Annie'give him some grated cheese, or a few sultanas and fill up the bird bath, you will have a friend for life !

[Psybbo]

They are very brave and demanding

[Chipchopper]

Its been a belief thats been passed down through the ages, that it is unlucky to harm a robin.
Gardner's often expose food, worms/insects etc while working.
It has also been a belief in many cultures that robins are the spirits of dead relatives that come to visit us.
maybe through time robins have learnt that humans are not much of a threat to them and this is passed on down through the generations ?

[heathfield]

It seems that the robin's 'friendliness' toward humans is a peculiarly UK thing. In the rest of Europe they tend to be shy, and will hide away in hedgerows. They are opportunists, and are always on the lookout for a food source. I think their close approach to humans is bravery born of necessity, rather than friendliness

[boxtops]

They know you have worms in the garden.....

[shoota]

I have one of those adolescent robins too.
Charming little chappy and totally fearless, even going within a foot or two of the pups.