While Mike was getting a motel room arranged for us, I was sitting in the car watching this Robin. It had found a piece of plastic trash that it wanted.
It was a rather large piece and he was having trouble getting a good grip.
Sometimes the plastic was "winning"......
.....sometimes the Robin was winning!
It finally separated a nice "handle" to grab hold of.
But the wind gave it a lot of trouble. Where was all of this leading???
Once the Robin got a good grip and took off, it went to the top of the motel sign where it obviously has a nest behind the "T" in Suites. Doesn't seem like good nest material, but maybe with all the rain we have had, it wanted to waterproof its nest :-)
Can you see the Robin sitting on the plastic and looking through it? Nesting materials are hanging down from behind the T.
A video of part of the "great battle of the plastic".
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12 comments:
Fascinating antics Mary. The Robin really was determined.
Hi Mary...what a laugh..that is so darn cute!!
One smart Robin right there, I have seen them haul of many things but this is the beat yet!! lol
How funny! He sure seemed to know what he wanted to do with it. What a joy to be able to witness something like that.
Have a great day!
Extraordinary, Mary.
Yes, looks like it was making a rain proof hood for the nest Mary. Very ingenious little bird.
You're right, what a funny thing to pick for building material.
HI Mary, That little guy was working hard, wasn't he???? Waterproofing the nest is a great idea ---but I'm not for sure that is what he was doing... The Misses may have told him that plastic is not the best nesting material.... ha ha
Love the little video.
Hugs,
Betsy
That is quite comical.One has to wonder why they choose certain materials.
Birds are fun to watch! We watched a Great Crested Flycatcher building his nest and every time he came with a piece of snake skin to use in lining it. I read in my bird book that they like to use snake skins.
Nice that you got a video, too!
That is hilarious. It's great how you were able to capture it all. :)
Wonder if the robin pays nightly or by the week or by the month???
Ha Ha, I see it in the sign. Good material for staying dry, but I didn't think they would try such a big piece.
B.
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