I took the kids for a walk the other day. I was strolling innocently along when suddenly I was besieged by a furious robin! It swooped low over my head, squawking in a menacing manner as I ducked under its razor-sharp beak and outstretched talons. Shaken, I watched it land on an overhead wire, then continued on my way. I had taken but a few steps when it dove again! Startled, I ducked once more and watched it land in the branches of a nearby tree. Something was clearly afoot (or awing, in this case). After searching in vain for quite some time, I finally spotted what I was looking for - the robin's nest, tucked away in the support of a fence. Which I was standing approximately 10 inches from.
Of course I had to come back later with the camera and rile the bird up all over again.
The robin keeps an eye on the unwary traveler.
She attacks!
The nest, as seen from the innocent traveler's viewpoint.
The nest, as seen from a pesky voyeur's viewpoint.
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