Robin – visited garden

The robins have become more elusive towards the end of the month but I saw them quite regularly earlier on. As you can see, there are two robins and they are quite at ease in each other’s company. (I will try to get a better picture than this, but the robins always see me and fly away!) This means they are a pair, as both male and female robins are territorial and will not usually tolerate any other robins on their patch. Both sexes sing to mark their territory and will fight off any intruders. The robins were singing more often at the start of the month, but more recently I have only seen one (and then only fleetingly) and have not heard much singing. I strongly suspect that they have a family and there is always one robin at home to look after the young and the other is busy looking for food! (The other bird muscling in on the photo is a dunnock.)