Spring has sprung!

[CHF]

They are lovely photos, thank you, GrannyMac.

[GrannyMac]

I hope to get some more as they develop, but my granddaughter has gone back to uni today and she's been sending the photos.

[Mups]

I just looked up about when baby Robins leave their safe nests and it said this:

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Baby robins typically leave the nest (fledge) about 13 to 16 days after hatching. From the time eggs are laid to the moment the chicks leave, the entire process takes about a month. 
They often leave before they can fly perfectly, spending several days on the ground learning to fly.

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I never dreamed they left home that young,  they must be very vulnerable still.  
Good luck babies.  

[Scrumpy]

Interesting to read the information above..

[muddy]

I just looked up about when baby Robins leave their safe nests and it said this:

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Baby robins typically leave the nest (fledge) about 13 to 16 days after hatching. From the time eggs are laid to the moment the chicks leave, the entire process takes about a month.
They often leave before they can fly perfectly, spending several days on the ground learning to fly.

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I never dreamed they left home that young,  they must be very vulnerable still. 
Good luck babies. 

They must be lucky to survive 

[CHF]

They must be lucky to survive

Oh my goodness, they are very vulnerable. 

[Mups]

They must be lucky to survive

Yes,  I agree.
But on the other hand,  perhaps that is why nature gives them multiple eggs to hatch,  to hopefully increase the chances of one or two surviving.   Unlike us,  who usually only give birth to one at a time.  

I suppose when baby birds first leave the nest and can't fly properly,  that is when they are most vulnerable to predators.  

[klondike]

Robins are pretty common so it must work. I think most small birds operate on that sort of schedule. They are safer from predation outside a nest than in one. Magpies are pretty common too