2 Reasons Why Robin Eggs Are Blue (American Robin)

Have you ever seen a Robin egg before and wondered why it's so blue? Turns out there are two reasons why this is the case.
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[@tarantulady8565]

Yep! We had a robin’s nest in a tree next to our 2nd story deck. It was 12’ up in the tree, and pretty much a perfect view into the nest! It had a trio of eggs and I checked them every day. Got to see the new hatchlings grow all the way up to fledgling. Then, after the robins were done with the nest, the next week, a pair pigeons moved in and successfully raised a pair of babies. Watched them all the way, too! Loved it.❤️🤓

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

TarantuLady that is awesome! ☺

[@mdonig]

Blue eggs protect against cow birds that would lay their own egg in the nest and try to trick the robin into raising it's young. Cow birds lay white eggs.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That certainly would help them but there is much more going on for why there are blue eggs as shown by the research. Thanks for the comment!

[@mdonig]

True, animal features rarely evolve because of just one advantage. More often it's because of multiple advantages. Like those stated in your video :)

[@flxmkr]

Oh my goodness! I can’t decide if that’s lazy or brilliant. And the Papa and Mama Robins would be like, “Where did THAT come from??!!! I know it’s not mine!!”...”Honest, Sweetie! I didn’t lay that! It just appeared! Wait!! Come back!! It’s not mine!! Honest!!”

[@user-wy2iw5vy5u]

I think being the blue is reflected and most animals are not sensitive to colours, The blue is not showing to predators but look red green and a berry that crows don't eat.

[@christopherfitch7705]

michel doniguian cowbirds lay eggs that mimic the eggs in the target nest they can be lots of different colors and patterns not only white

[@laurapicht2645]

I feed our robins, they love dried crazins. They see me when I open the door and come flying in for their rations. happy birding everyone.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Laura Picht omgosh that's so sweet.

[@LaughingblueSu]

Laura Picht - Thanks for the tip! I am going to try dried fruit in my feeder too!

[@dylankopff7139]

I had the privilege of raising one up they are beyond smart

[@Nwmguy]

I am going to have to carry craisins! The robins always get so close to me while I am gardening. They go through the soil i turn up for worms. I have been wondering if I could get them to come a bit closer

[@HEADEDWESTWARD]

Crazins have sugar on them. Read the ingredients. Not good for any animal or people for that matter.

[@lindysmith13]

I have found parts of Robin's eggs in my yard throughout my life here in New England. They are one of my favorite birds. I've never given thought to why they are that color, I just know I've loved them since I was a child.

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

When we went camping a few weeks ago, my youngest niece saw a small pink toy ball stuck high in a tree, and was very excited. "I found a bird's egg! It may be a new species!"

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Leslie Moise awww that's so sweet. I would have hugged her so tight. ❤

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

She was telling everybody, "I think I discovered a new species!" Difficult to hug her, she was bounding around so much.

[@melvynlin4184]

Your videos are so interesting to watch. I love hearing from you! Even though the editing is simple, you manage to compile all the bird videos, your advice and facts together in a very nice way. I'll always enjoy listening to each video you publish- I often listen to them while I draw. Happy birding to you as well!

[@gingercox6468]

Every spring my ears are keen to spot the first Robin. I love the chirpity chirp they make. I love to listen to the songs they sing. I often find broken blue eggs under trees and elsewhere. Once an egg fell and it was not broken. And it had the embryo inside.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

ginger cox wow how cool about their being an embryo developed inside.

[@markburns4497]

Robins are one of my favourite birds. My first bird nesting experience was a robins nest and that experience led to my interest in birds. My backyard is now full of feeders to help our little friends and so I can watch what they are up to.

[@flxmkr]

When I was a kid, I found one and almost put it in my mouth, thinking it was a marble (not that a marble from the ground would've made a healthier choice), but Mom stopped me. So when my grandmother asked me why they were blue, I said, "So other animals would think they were marbles and wouldn't eat them". I still think since they are such an unnatural color, some animals won't touch them. But when my grandmother said, "I hadn't thought of that! You might be right!", I asked her why eggs were blue. She said, "It was God's design."

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

God who, where

[@WienArtist]

I agree with you that it is more likely that God did design birds to lay colored eggs for specific reasons. Sometimes we don't know the reasons why things are the way they are, but God always has very good reasons for why He did what He did and does what He does.

[@donnajohnson3334]

Yes, God had specifics decided as to purpose. I've always wondered if some predators do not see blue very well...maybe that plays into it ?. Some bird feathers that appear blue to us are actually dull brown, according to Cornell U.

[@flxmkr]

BitterVoid my grandmother was a very sweet and loving woman who taught me many things; such as how to be kind and tolerant of others’ beliefs; even if I don’t agree with them, myself. She taught me that such intimate beliefs should never be mocked or challenged. I’m so sorry you didn’t have anyone to teach you these things, or to teach you to respect others’ relatives, as mine have taught me. I don’t know if you were trying to make me mad by calling my grandmother “ign*rant”, but you didn’t. You made me sad. Because now I miss my grandmother, and I feel sorry for you. If you had a grandmother as loving as mine, you wouldn’t have disrespected my grandmother. You see, I would never treat anyone else’s grandmother with disrespect without feeling like I was disrespecting my own grandmother. But you’re still young. You have your entire life ahead of you. You can change things around. It’s not about who believes what. One day we will all know who was right or wrong, and I could be wrong. This is why my grandmother taught me to respect others’ beliefs. Because even though we all live and believe differently, we can learn from each other. We can teach each other. This is how we grow. THIS, BitterVoid, is how we evolve. 🙂 In response to BitterVoid quote: “your grandmother is ign*rant believing in some fairy tale human in the sky. It’s called science and evolution”

[@WienArtist]

@BitterVoid It is YOU who displays your less than childish ignorance! There is no human living in the sky!

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

I love birds and love your channel. Keep up the great videos. Thanks!

[@zaptor1514]

We used to have a robin that fell in love with the side mirror of the car. Every day it would perch at that mirror, look at itself and chitt causing a big mess on the driver’s door. Every day the mess had to be washed off. This bird returned every year after winter for a few years doing the very same thing. Eventually it disappeared and so did the mess lol. It used to frustrate my dad a lot as it was his car and all the cleaning time it consumed. lol

[@blindriv3r]

Thanks for another great video. Yes Robin nests were a welcome sight around the house, and also Eastern Phoebe were common nesters, on the drainpipe under the roof. Reminds me also of the British RAF using Duck Egg Green for the color of the undersides of their aircraft in WWII, for camouflage

[@KimberlySmith-en4xn]

I am in Indiana and have lots of Robin's. I just started putting feeders out this year and my biggest fan(of the feeders of course) is a white breasted nuthatch, he quacks at me every morning waiting for me to bring out my bag of goodies(sometimes goes for peanuts sometimes seeds). Thank you for all you do to help and educate us, your videos are my favorite!

[@elflordsjourneys]

I had a nest in my yard last year and it was low enough to film it all like your video, it was so amazing.😀

[@american_warrior724]

After all my studies and experiments, I've concluded that Robins just really like the color blue

[@thedude2847]

Sorry, I have to.... After all my studies, Robins are just awesome. :) Best of all to you friend.

[@justplainbrad7713]

American_Warrior According to you, robins are incredible creatures. What they think, becomes reality. If that were true, we'd be #ucked if robins liked pterodactyls. My first robin sighting this spring was last week, and from there on, maybe 100 will be noticed up until June. Not a comfortable feeling to walk down the street, and have 100 birds with a 36 ft W/S, swooping down to take you to lunch.

[@katiev5281]

I had a Robin Maia a nest in my hanging flower pot, so we could always get a good look at the growing babies. One of the eggs was much smaller and unfertilized. When the babies got big and I wasn’t afraid I would “break” them if I moved the babies out of the way, I took the empty egg and put it in resin and made it a necklace for my mom on Mother’s Day

[@glennevans5147]

Could you do a video about Mourning Doves I would love to know more about them

[@MarvinLStohs]

I like Mourning Doves------------With Garlic

[@madelynt1615]

@@MarvinLStohs Mee too, but they're cute when where alive too

[@lamarization]

Mourning Doves are a bop

[@valerief1231]

I have 3 pair of them. Can’t imagine trying to stuff my grocery hole with them since they are so small, seems rather pointless, but hey shooters gotta shoot.

[@jaenmartens5697]

I love the mourning dove call. It’s always seemed especially comforting.

[@neebinmakwah349]

Had a Robin nest on my mailbox...which is on my front porch , by the door. I thought the first partial nest was a joke, knocked it off. Next day another nest...so I left it be. Told my mailman to put mail on a chair on the porch. I could not believe 4 eggs...all hatched, and grew very fast. They typically nest in one of my trees, this was too cute.

[@scottpool4777]

Yes I always wondered why and now I know thank you very much. It’s a beautiful blue egg.

[@drw5252]

I sit on my front porch every morning watching these beautiful birds robins doves several different kind

[@billsutorius2753]

I really like and enjoy your birding videos. I learn a lot of things that I didn't know. I feed my local birds here in Central New York and I now have a much better understanding and enjoyment after watching your excellent & entertaining videos. Thanks. William S.

[@locksbog4270]

Very interesting info Nerd!!! 👍👍👍 On a different note I saw tufted titmouse fledglings at the feeder today looking for a handout from their parents lol, it was the first time for me. Pretty cool stuff!!! 😃

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Locks Bog Haha! Fledglings can be so dramatic but it is cute at the same time.

[@nancybusso6171]

A small flock of robins recently arrived here in my yard on the southern OR coast. I've enjoyed watching them! Years ago my dad kept alive an old robin that didn't migrate and stayed near his NH home during a very bad snowy winter by feeding him apples.

[@shariwitt1977]

Fascinating! Thank you ❤

[@BramSLI1]

That is very interesting. It reminds me of some of what Richard Dawkins wrote about in The Selfish Gene. Thanks again for another amazing and educational video, Lesley!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

BramSLI1 I thought about that too when I was reading up on it. Thanks a bunch!

[@wildatheart1165]

I absolutely ❤️ this channel an your knowledge of my favorite friends. Every morning I have my coffee on porch an watch difference birds enjoying ther morning too. Robin’s nest is different than most big birds there size, I went to visit my son at his home an stepped upon the porch an this bird flew away I spotted a nest on top of his electric meter when I was admiring the sturdy nest it didn’t take me a minute to know who’s nest it was. He had a Robins nest on his house meter 😀. He has lots of different birds at his home too, probably because he don’t have a cat outside. Thank you for a great video ❣️

[@johnsakelaris7]

I have Robins nesting now on the bend of a drainpipe outside my house in Oklahoma. Robins also nested there about four years ago. I had not removed the nest from that year. This newest nesting effort uses the same old nest, probably with a little new material being added. And I agree with the earlier person who commented that the bright color gives the Robins an easy way to detect a cowbird egg. My old Audubon Land Bird Guide book by Richard Pough says this of the cowbird eggs, "Robins and catbirds puncture them and throw them out..." Oh, and catbird eggs are also a colorful shade of blue!

[@terrilynn27allen88]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

[@mirrorblue100]

Great video - thanks for posting.

[@valerieschluger]

Robin eggs were the first experience to birding! Thank you. 😀

[@Tactical_Kurd]

Currently at this wonderful stage of life it’s a big delicacy watching this spectacular bird nest and lay it’s beautiful light blue eggs

[@Kaleidofy.FaeryGirL13]

Huh... Who would have thought? Interesting trivia!😀

[@catherinegalvin1640]

The parks near me havea a lot of Robins. They are beautiful birds.

[@SW13333]

Thanks again Lesley for a great video! 👍 I learn new things all of the time watching them. I don't see Robins in my area of the city; however if one drives 45 minutes North or Northwest one can see them when spring is about to arrive. -Ah well, I can't complain as I have my Blue Jays 😊 Stephanie

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I love Robins but blue jays are way cooler :D Thanks a lot Stephanie. I truly enjoy making these videos

[@NATUREVIEWSNSOUNDS]

Great video! Thank you for sharing.

[@DrivinginNewYorkCityNYC]

Yep, babies American Robin out side my window. The babies asking for food.

[@clintwolf4495]

Very interesting! Thanks.

[@maryberry6067]

Very interesting. Thank you 🐦.

[@DJK3115]

We love Robins at our house. They have such a lovely song, have such a brightly colored breast, and eat bugs. We feed our backyard birds a variety of seeds, plus corn, and dried mealworms. The Robins love the mealworms. Thanks for the info on the Robin's egg color.

[@censusgary]

I recall robins’ nests and their blue eggshells in the yard of my childhood home. Right now, there is a white-winged dove nest in a jacaranda tree in my yard. We don’t have robins where I live now. They seem to be replaced here by a relative, the clay-colored thrush.

[@candiejo3869]

I thought that the blue pigment had something to do with thier diet of berries and worms as opposed to nuts and seeds. Lol. Good to know! Thank you as always Lesley!

[@jordana3020]

We actually have one right now in our backyard. She has 3 blue eggs. Beautiful colour .

[@sgrpwz]

I just found a robin egg in my yard, it was on the ground and I don't even know how it got there. I tried looking for a nest nearby and a female robin but there was no sign. I've researched how to incubate the egg and I'm taking care of it now! Your videos are really helpful so thank you for making them!

[@ramblinman4197]

I am in KY, USA, & usually have at least 3 robins nesting in the yard each Spring. Until I watched this I always assumed that only the females cared for the eggs & the young. Thanks for correcting that!

[@Raphaelo325]

Great video. I totally had to look up "biliverdin." I knew what 'bilirubin" is, but not "biliverdin." Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for the great videos and for sharing your knowledge!

[@loisaustin6200]

I was about 7 yrs old visiting my grandparents farm when my cousin and I discovered a robins nest with three tiny blue eggs in a wooden log fence surrounding some of the property. I thought they were so beautiful and have loved that color blue ever since.

[@ludywooten4760]

Just saw my first one in our front yard... Beautiful

[@duanemichaelis6525]

I really love this video about the color of Robins’ eggs & the blueness! Very interesting and informative and educational! It totally makes sense! I was just thinking maybe they were that color, so if the egg fell out and went on the ground… But I guess mom or papa bird can’t pick that egg up and put it back in the nest!!! Thank you very, very much! Love your Canadian accent! Gay Michaelis 😁👋❤️🤗

[@duanemichaelis6525]

Oh, and I love wild birds also! Have fed them off & on for years… Even had different pet birds, such as a yellow napes Amazon and a mina bird as a kid. Plus cockatiels and love birds that we were trying to breed, and we had to hand raise some lovebirds, when the parents deserted or stop feeding. Also had a couple parakeets, too.

[@DianaWard01]

Have seen the nests in our yard, and found the broken shells often as a kid.

[@jackvoss5841]

Robins’ egg blue is one of the loveliest of colors. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@grantcritchfieldstexastrai7072]

Growing up in central Texas during the 60's & 70's, robins were strictly a winter resident & seldom stayed around during the summer months. Now they are common nesting birds in suburban areas where automatic sprinklers & irrigation systems are the norm. Not so much in the rural areas. I believe this allows a more reliable source of mud for nests & the moist soil is more conducive for earthworms & other invertebrate bird foods to remain nearer the surface during the typically very hot & dry summer months. Just an interesting change with robins I've noticed over the last few decades. Purely anecdotal but an interesting observation.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Grant Critchfield's Texas Trail Cams hmmm that's really interesting. You never know you could be on to something. Thanks for the comment.

[@melodyzahradnick4440]

I hv lived n Texas my whole life, and mostly lived n rual country areas...I live down n South Central coastal Part of Texas. Most of the time we only see Robin's for a short time just before the spring arrives. For a small time I moved closer to the Hill country n2 the city (I hated it!!!) and when the Robin's came n, they stayed for much longer. You very well may b on to something about having man made resources inside the city that hv allowed them to start changing some of their habits. It is happening a lot w many species now.

[@grantcritchfieldstexastrai7072]

The same can be said for fire ants. I never saw fire ants in central Texas until the 80's. Now the pretty well occupy the whole eastern half of the state. In the western third of Texas (esp. the Chihuahuan desert), the ants are pretty well confined to areas that have irrigation for lawns or crops. Fire ants have to have dependable soil moisture and the dry rangelands outside of irrigated areas are mostly fire ant free. Nature is amazingly adaptable and will take advantage of environmental situations that we create. Just ask any non-native invasive species...and even a few natives like robins.

[@Zarga8]

I noticed that too

[@normslivinski7483]

Robbins are my favorite bird, I love them!

[@suzannederringer1607]

I have never seen such deeply Blue eggs. Assume my Robins built nests in the thickets. Fascinating!

[@OscarMaris]

what a coincidence that robin eggs turned out to be robin's egg blue.

[@AdrepKeith]

LMMO laughing my mask off!

[@valentinemajan6507]

I remember my father was making the roof for our porch. They stopped for a day and when they came back, there were 3 nests. They moved it to a tree and I got a good view of them ^-^

[@jimjimgl3]

Just yesterday I took a few pics of a robin sitting in her nest in our climbing hydrangea. We've had robin's build nests in this very large (25ft long) group of hydrangea plants. This new nest is probably 7 or 8 feet off the ground and, yes, covered partially by leaves. Luckily for the robin there is very little back and forth past the nest and usually quiet in the backyard.

[@emilynix6404]

Saw bluebirds for the first time in my life this year after putting up a nest box and feeder for them!

[@emileeweir7773]

We just had our robins jump a week or so ago and, my gosh, are they ever adorable!

[@clare5one]

Love your videos!

[@jaenmartens5697]

Robins nested in the maples around our house. The pine grove in our backyard was largely dees and jays. Our frequently visiting crows nested up the street in a little pine woods. Newton Massachusetts

[@wadeslovick2815]

I witnessed a robin divebomb a squirrel for straying too close to the nest.

[@tanvygupta9181]

That Robin was sure a badass

[@tinamariefarmer4419]

beautiful and amazing!!😍

[@sikhswim]

Thanks I learned something new from this video

[@peacemakerwolf8972]

This was very interesting, so something I always wondered about. I asked my little birdie buddy, but all she said was CHIRP! (yes, I talk to birds lol)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Peacemaker Wolf hahaha. I talk to the birds too. 😆

[@SW13333]

Peacemaker Wolf - I talk to them too and they know when I whistle to appear out of nowhere for goodies! - Stephanie

[@peacemakerwolf8972]

There is a female Robin that sits with me in the outdoor break area at work! That's my birdie buddy 💞

[@SW13333]

Peacemaker Wolf - Lucky You!

[@OlaRozenfeld]

We have a robin nesting in our backyard right now! Four eggs, in good view of our Nest cam. Waiting for the little ones!

[@srinivas6626]

Thx for the info

[@that.lonely.pisces2ndacc478]

I rescued a Robbin egg, it was still good and healthy!! I’m watching a lot of videos about them

[@juliamahler415]

Most interesting Leslie, canaries lay white eggs until the final egg, the final egg is blue.

[@jacobstudios9567]

This is so cool! I have a robin nest in tiki hut! She has eggs too!

[@saraalderson9016]

So my husbands grandpa had a beautiful nest on his front porch and had some cute little babies hanging out. They have already fledged though.

[@eduardovasquez120]

So interesting. Your videos are amazing. I recently got into birding when I discovered a mockingbird nest in a bush beside my house last month. The little babies left the nest soon after. Then I’ve discovered a robin building her nest in a tree in my backyard. Now she has three blue eggs and I think they’re almost ready to hatch. I’ve been keeping an eye on the nest from my second floor window through my binoculars and I hope they make it through ok.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Eduardo Vasquez hey thanks A lot 😊 that's awesome about the mockingbird and now the robins. How cool.that you get to watch this all unfold from your window. I envy you lol. I hope it all goes well for them too ☺

[@cynthianiles-pelcher7194]

We found 2 baby Robins and we are raising little Sarah past away but we still have little Henry he is doing awesome he is not ready to leave yet. Love being his Mom.

[@dreasmom2789]

Years ago in Minnesota I worked for Wild Birds Unlimited. Very much enjoyed the job. But I'll never forget the day that someone called he was rather upset and agitated and wanted to know why there were so many Robins in his yard that particular year. I had to research his question and called him back with info. I still get a chuckle out of that.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hahahahaha that's funny. Never heard of anyone complain about robins before 🤣 he must LOVE blue jays then

[@dreasmom2789]

LesleytheBirdNerd Yeah I never thought of that. That was over 10 years ago I can still chuckle about it. Take care and look forward to your next videos.

[@melodyzahradnick4440]

dreas mom your comment gave me a chuckle. Some years back I worked n the bird department at a zoo. We usted to get calls from all around town asking all kinds of questions about birds. It always amazed us on the number of times people would call with a question, we would give them the answer, then the person on the other end would tell us we were wrong...🤔 I answered the phone once and an elderly gentleman was sure he had a California Condor sitting on his telephone pole. After trying to explain that we were n Texas & it was probably unlikely, we went thru all the different body features and markings. I assured him it was just a buzzard. He was still unhappy. Anyway....thanks for bringing back some good memories w ur comment 😁

[@dreasmom2789]

Melody Zahradnick Maybe that guy in Texas was the same man that called me in Minnesota. Meaning he moved from Texas to Minnesota. It was fun to read reply. 🙂

[@SW13333]

dreas mom - Maybe the Condor followed him to Texas - lol! Just kidding but funny story. - Stephanie

[@pickinduck]

My guess is it has to do with ultra violet light. Robins use ultra violet light a great deal visually. The white markings on robins are fluorescent in UV light.

[@donlove3741]

Robin egg blue ! Nice color !

[@charlescary6917]

It use to be that you didn't see your first robin until spring but they seem to be not heading south for the winter

[@justsittinhere72]

Years ago my very young brother-in-law brought us a baby robin. We raised it all summer. It flew all over the house and messed everywhere. It was quite affectionate but the time came to release her. I took her outside several times and she finally went away with a male that I'm pretty sure was courting her.

[@Hollins23]

The way that she says "yard" - LOL! 😂😂🤣

[@iluvyurbles]

I love feeding the birds and have seen robins plucking the dried fruit from the seed mix

[@samsen201]

Yes. My Robin twice nested near (But behind) my security camera so I could not watch what was going on & unfortunately on both occasions I found a tiny minimally feathered chicken dead, below in the garden. Yet still we are very good friends and the moment I stat to do any thing in garden or being seen with a shovel or water hose in my hand, Robin runs to me and follows every move for whatever comes out of the ground during that time and continue to amaze me. Wish she could do the nesting successful or if I could find how I can help to have a happier ending.

[@judyjudyjudy9593]

Robins are our State bird, thank you very much for this information! We have many, many Robins here & I always judge the sign of Spring coming by the Robin sightings! LOL Judie

[@tarantulady8565]

hitchhiker MICHIGAN!! WOOT!😃🙌

[@judyjudyjudy9593]

TarantuLady....Hey! Hey! Michigan! I have a flowering pear..the pears are the size of a pencil erasure & they stay on the tree all Winter, when the Robins come in the Spring they roost right in the pear tree & eat the tree bare! I also have 4 mulberry trees that ripen in June & they nest here & eat mulberries! Thanks for responding...I enjoyed hearing from you! Judie

[@tygrahof9268]

My uncle kept pigeons as egg food producers. The eggs were a pale blue and it took about 10--15 to make an omelet. They were delicious!!

[@dopedigalo]

Love it! ❤️

[@shwaminshwamin2168]

It’s a great information

[@gailbean7497]

Had a nest on the window ledge of my 2nd floor bathroom. It had been there and empty for all of last year. Then one day it suddenly contained 4 tiny blue eggs, then 4 very tiny bobble heads with open yellow beaks, then 4 larger but still small balls of fluff, then 4 bigger feather balls. And I was fortunate to see mom (or was it dad?) pop in with a beak full of worms and bugs and poke them into the insistent chirping beaks, and dash away for more. Then one day...the nest was empty. Initially I was a bit sad. But I realized that it was as it should be, and the world had 4 new robins eating worms and bugs and adding their songs to my backyard.

[@Luminaring]

Wow, so the perception of healthy offspring leads to greater output from the parent

[@emilymonahan5232]

I had a nest of robins outside my window - I never saw eggs, but when they hatched it was my favorite thing to watch the little baby bird heads poking out like finger puppets with their big beaks!

[@KFCVLTBINGO]

Have robins in our yard somewhere nesting every year. Amazing little creatures. They know they are welcome and safe..

[@casper191985]

Not around me and my 45

[@cocoapuffaddict]

We always used to get robins nesting somewhere in our backyard (blue jays too, for a time) at the house I grew up in. Occasionally, but not infrequently, the robins built their nest at an unfortunate location somewhere near the house. Now, my folks did regular yard work and spent a lot of time outside in general. This inevitably resulted in the robins fleeing the nest where they’d been incubating eggs. As a kid, I was sympathetic to the birds’ plight, but had no way to control my parents. They didn’t listen when I asked them to steer clear of a nest... those clutches never hatched :’( Made me a bit contemptuous. The ones who built nests in the trees were always fine though.

[@alexmcd378]

I have no idea why KZbin recommended this to me. But it was neat. My first thought on egg color was light reflection and heat absorption. Do you have links to these studies? I'm curious if they tested the pigment's reflection/absorption of infrared and ultraviolet light as well. My suspicion is that the egg has some ultraviolet blocking properties to protect the embryo from sunburn, effectively.

[@tjtampa214]

Happy Birding! 🌿🐦

[@payeyogarcia1906]

Last spring we did have a Robins nest right by our window. 3 out of 4 eggs successfully hatched and fledged. And we documented it

[@Elissaoui]

Good !

[@lourdesreyes5952]

I'm so excited a robin built a nest on our front door wreath. It's so cute currently there's 3 little blue eggs. 😍❤🤗

[@myonniedensie]

Lmaoooooo I got the same thing.. right now. I got 3 blue eggs too 😳🤣

[@lourdesreyes5952]

@@myonniedensie good for you! ❤

[@ummadam4663]

Here in the Midlands UK we only see Robins occasionally in the snow, and it doesn't snow every year.

[@kaiserreichempireofohio834]

Just a few months ago we had a robin nest on the back of the hoop of an old basketball hoop that we haven’t used in years, it was a fun experience watching them out my back door, all three baby’s were made it to fledgling, but I only barely caught the last one fledging. A short bit later a juvenile robin(almost certainly one of our three)got caught in our chimney base in the basement and we heard the little thing from upstairs calling for what I assume was help. We had to get a professional to help us find it but eventually we got it out. When the professional and my family were going outside to set it free it’s family came at us as we let it go. It was quite an experience for sure lol.

[@keithv7191]

Robins nest in or near my yard in the suburbs of Michigan every year. I find egg shells on the ground almost every year.

[@christopherreid2433]

I have a robin singing most of the day here in Lakewood, WA

[@nancybusso6171]

Thanks!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[@louisedwards4023]

Yes thear is one in my Dogwood about 3 ' from my picture window

[@lisaremus8857]

Hey LesleytheBirdNerd, do these reasons work for ducks and chickens also?