afsidbb@cid.aes.doe.CA (Douglas Bender) (06/13/91)
I posted a letter on Tuesday about a robins nest that had fallen, leaving three babies abandoned. After recieving all the responses from the net, I went home that evening, dug up some worms, prepared some eggs and went out to feed them. On my way up the ladder, two robins (I assume the parents) started flying at me and chirping. They did not want me near the kids. I was relieved they came back. The parents were not going to the babies though, they were just patrolling the area. My wife and I decided to give them another day and just leave them alone. It got cold yesterday and really windy. We were worried that the nest would fall again, or the babies would get sick from exposure. When we got home from work, we were elated to see the mother back in the nest. I checked on the kids this morning, while mom-robin was out getting breakfast and they were alert and hungry. Many thanks to everyone who sent a response. Doug -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- " You're never alone with a schizophrenic ! " - Ian Hunter Douglas Bender Canadian Meteorological Center