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Cheeky Robins

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A pic of a robin which fed off of my knee while I was fishing before xmas. The Hi-Nu-Val floater cake he took a shine to should have put a few extra feathers on his chest.
 
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Not a great pic but I like it, was pikeing on the thames and this robin stuck around all day, eventually I walked to the local petrol station and got a loaf to feed him... Had him feeding from my hand in the end.
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Another cheeky little one with eyes bigger than his belly..
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There is nothing wrong with being ambitious Andy :D:D:D

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This little tyke kept me company a while ago while carp fishing.
 
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I recognise that swim Phil ;) , come to mention it I think I recognise that cheeky little robin ! Glad to see you're 'here' mate.

Duncan.
 
Robins Explained.

Robins in the dim distant past used to accompany wild boar. The wild boar used to dig around with their noses in the undergrowth and the forest floor. The robins, bright little birds, learned ( and this is all true!) that the disturbed ground often led the way to extra tidbits of food. So the robin stopped being shy of large animals, and would feed very near to them. Nowadays it accompanies both gardeners and anglers, there being a significant shortage of wild boar of late.

Now you may think you can see a cheeky glint in a robin's eye, and you probably can, for behind that glint it conceals its thoughts.

And what is it thinking as it glances sidelong in your direction?

"When is that lazy bloody pig going to get off its backside and do some digging around so I can get fed?"
 
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some adept cameramen here.i am never sharp enough these days.a real pleasure to see them.this fishing bug stops us getting bored.
albert:)
 
John Spilsbury said:
Robins in the dim distant past used to accompany wild boar. The wild boar used to dig around with their noses in the undergrowth and the forest floor. The robins, bright little birds, learned ( and this is all true!) that the disturbed ground often led the way to extra tidbits of food. So the robin stopped being shy of large animals, and would feed very near to them. Nowadays it accompanies both gardeners and anglers, there being a significant shortage of wild boar of late.

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Glad I just found this post as I was just about to put the same story up. Quite true and mirrors many similar animal relationships around the globe.

I think this is the most bizarre lunch companion I've ever had?

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Unlikely to come across one while fishing, though. :)
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Had this fat little Robin fly out to the boat while we were pikeing in the snow. He couldn’t get enough Jaffa Cakes, surprised he could fly!
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My best session carp stalking last year was seeing a pair of Kingfishers only ever seen one on it's own before. Had to do a double take to check it was not the same bird but two different birds and I was way to slow to get a pic of one let alone the second.
 
Had this fella keeping guard on my boot for 20 mins the other week.
 

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