Hand-feeding Robins and Blackbirds live mealworms

When birds have chicks in the nest, the need for gathering nourishing food overcomes their normal fear of people. Especially when you can offer live mealworms. At home on the edge of Hampshire's New Forest in the UK, in early June every year.
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[@rogestone2006]

The blackbird looks like he has a family to feed 🤗

[@slowdeath5508]

Yes, 2 or 3 babies.

[@francoisebeylie2923]

@@slowdeath5508 And more.

[@Davidpoland2005]

blackbirds are underrated birds. one day, when it was storming and raining, the same blackbird was casually singing on the same tree it lands

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

The blackbirds had a second batch of eggs later that summer, so were kept busy

[@leena6743]

Robin: can I have one more? Thank you! Blackbird: I’ll take ten. Bye

[@chocciechippie4770]

Aww, I love this vid! Blackbirds are so cute, their big eyes are so adorable! The robin is also very sweet. 💞 Thanks for the upload! 👍🏿

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

My pleasure! Thanks for commenting 🙂

[@simonshaw4087]

A great video! So glad I came across it. Love blackbirds and robins.

[@LinkEX]

That blackbird looks like the kind of guy that would rather risk dropping everything than going twice.

[@unknownjuser]

I cant haha

[@tycute21]

Birds like can I have more Human said surely Birds probably bring food back home for there kids, so cute lol.

[@inessacheshire2766]

So nice to watch ❤ blackbird is funny 😄👍👏👏👏

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Thank you :-)

[@battlevain]

Amazing video. Well done. It takes great patience and consistency to achieve such trust from any bird, let alone two.

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Many thanks! I'll be doing it all over again in a few weeks 🙂

[@marylinecracra3236]

J'ignore comment vous avez fait pour ses oiseaux d'habitude très craintif. Chapeau 🎩👍🏻

[@slowdeath5508]

J'ignore Francois, soy Mexicano, oiseaux están en poemas de Arthur Rimbaud. Amo oiseaux, amo Rimbaud, Amo le France, merci, maryline!!

[@yousefshogify9658]

Humans are not greedy, glory be to God, so are the birds 😀😀

[@badcampa2641]

Thats amazing Blackbirds are cool!!

[@sutats]

It's going to need a bigger beak

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

ברוך

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

לא אכפת לי ליגוע בנצח ולמות אם אדע שההרגשה הייתה באותו רגע אין סופית⁦👁️⁩

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

די

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

ברוך אני סובלת לחינם את השטן ואלהים שחטתי ועכשיו

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

משעמם לי אין לי מה לעשות 👫

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🇮🇪. ITALIA. Che AMORE ❤️❤️

[@ValkoBranislav]

Veľmi krásne. Radosť pozerať.

[@marky24uk]

Arww the daddy blackbird is gathering food for his babies

[@שמשוןהגיבור-כ1ס]

אני שונאת ברוך בטלניים כמו עמנואל שבבקר שוכבים לא נמרצים אז ממילא למה קיימים?לא חוזרים הבית לפני4🤰

[@amydason9332]

Haha her hunger grow like petrol prices ! I’m shocked how she is eat heavy food in one time, oh Come on stunning birds

[@millycucchi8412]

Incredibile!!! Ma quanti vermi riesce a tenere nel becco!!!

[@Grace-pp3dw]

Namaste brother you are looking good. All the best.

[@alsam10brist30]

Good video

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Thanks

[@luiswilliam6261]

Aqui no Brasil chamamos essa lagarta de Tenébrio e é muito usada na criação de pássaros, peixes, galinhas etc, porque tem muita proteína.

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Obrigado!

[@simoneberger887]

Try to Count The Mealworms in The Beak from The Blackbird ( in German: Amsel) 😉🐦

[@ultimathule3834]

sehr schöne vögel mit super gesangsstimme

[@StevenMcknightGuitar]

This is amazing. I have robins eating out of my hand but the other birds stay away.

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Oh wow. Great if they can perch on your hand :-)

[@savenaturesavebird8423]

Wow 👏

[@fatimaalieva8351]

Qué bueno 👌😃

[@luizasequeira5861]

Please .from where you get that worms.

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Buy them in bulk on Ebay :-)

[@savenaturesavebird8423]

Omg just amazing osm 👌👌👌👌👏👏👏

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Thank you so much 😀

[@savenaturesavebird8423]

😊👍

[@ummuhammed7691]

يا عمريى😍😍💕💕

[@BlessedYouTuber]

Graton Black bird or mother with young ones?

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Thanks for your question. Yes, both the Robin and the Blackbird had chicks to feed. The Blackbird is a male (the female has brown feathers).

[@daniellepearson636]

😍

[@elianerodrigues7500]

Qui gracinha meu Deus

[@DxShutter]

goodd

[@hugosardinha708]

How can I accustom wild blackbirds and robins to eat in the hand? With patience will I get it?

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Thanks for your question. The best time is as soon as the birds have chicks to feed. They are under huge pressure to find a lot of food and this makes them far less nervous of humans if you have live food to offer. Leave a bowl of mealworms out on the ground. Then after you see robins and/or blackbirds regularly feeding from it, after a day or two, go and sit quietly beside the bowl. It won't be long before you can remove the bowl and hold your hand on the ground with a few live mealworms in it. The birds will quickly overcome their usual wariness and take the food from your palm. Good luck!

[@hugosardinha708]

@@TheChrisBalcombe makes perfect sense😉👌 thanks for the reply dear friend 🙂🙏 🇵🇹

[@FiveLiver]

Can you buy live mealworms in the UK?

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Yes you can. The cheapest way is on Ebay. Search 'live mealworms'. Good luck :-)

[@FiveLiver]

@@TheChrisBalcombe Cheers - a bloke in a fishing shop that sold maggots in the early 70s said the EU had put a stop to it.

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

​@@FiveLiver www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202645086803?epid=1649966444&hash=item2f2e96a253:g:yckAAOSwcwdceQkn

[@CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc]

PLRASE TEACH ME TODO THIS TO MY ROBIN ...HES MY BABY HE RETURNS E ERY SPRING

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Hi Cynthia. I buy live mealworms from a breeder on Ebay. The robins and blackbirds become far more bold when they have chicks, as they're so desperate to find enough food :-) Thanks for commenting, and good luck!

[@mariadagraca1246]

Que fofo ,guloso

[@laurameletti1320]

❤️

[@mathilerschi6713]

Mehlwurm ( to go ) 🤪🤪🤪

[@kevinmoore9084]

I actually cannot believe that that is a robin it certainly doesn't look like the robins here in the United States the Orange is all on their chest none of it on the face looks like a bluebird but I looked it up apparently it's a European Robin never been to Europe so that can explain my confusion

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

The UK/European Robin seems to differ in coloration/pattern to some sub-species in the USA

[@Yusya-77777]

Жжжадность 😁

[@Sasha.Savafiorki.]

Не жадность, а многодетность.

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[@narayankunwar7313]

Bird mother

[@weramenk754]

Ö

[@enki3950]

Terrible, does not respect the lives of other animals the worms...!

[@francoisebeylie2923]

Don't you also eat animals ?

[@idrisshassan6163]

@@francoisebeylie2923 i oo S xf3l!, 3j

[@patriciazammit7880]

Gosh! I never knew Blackbirds would handfeed.

[@TomTheSaintsGuy]

They can be surprisingly bold in the summer!

[@nicholas70paul]

I think he was asking.. stay there, I will be back..

[@roshcue]

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[@abcdefg-bu7eg]

Точно! 😊

[@tinaentreterreetciel]

Superbe, le Merle noir est très gourmand 😄

[@bertolinamaffei1961]

Que coisa mais linda, estes pássaros adorei!

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Obrigado!😃

[@riasteinmeijer2188]

Wat een lief gebaar, het vogeltje is voor zijn jongen aan het zorgen,💗💗👍

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Bedankt!

[@donwasylromano]

Zajebisty jaki chytry ten czarny..

[@marie-francedenis6603]

Magnifique ! Merci !

[@lillyschuster9422]

Beautifully❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for video 👍

[@sunflowercreator3152]

Nice sharing..👍👍 new friend, stay connected.🙏

[@sunflowercreator3152]

Subs294.. best regards..🙏🍀

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Ok thank you

[@SJR306]

Woow 🙏

[@Grace-pp3dw]

Thank you. Watching from Australia. Praise the Lord. God bless you.

[@nelavs6545]

Super🤩 Thank you 👍

[@mrbob92679]

Hey save some for the other guy:)

[@slowdeath5508]

Blackbird is feeding chicks, he carries so much worms, I know these beauty birds. Yo los miro aquí en México, acarrean lombrices para sus polluelos, dos o tres comelones que piden gusanos todo el día.😊

[@dr.wolfgangdasch54]

Blackbird looks soooo cheesy...

[@thigearlatha]

Blackbird knows the rules of thieving " if you going to get hung for a sheep , get hing for the flock "!

[@CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc]

Ty for videos!!!

[@TheChrisBalcombe]

Yes, worth trying. I hold the mealworms in one hand and the phone in the other 🙂 I have another video of me hand-feeding the Robins on this channel

[@Domy5086]

La ave negra, creo que es avaricioso, jejeje de una se lo llevó

[@lightinthedarkness4095]

😐

[@МаринаГоряйнова]

Запах!!!