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Robin's Nest (6)
Alan_Kolnik
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 184 W: 30 N: 180]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1073) | And then there was one ... we think only one egg has survived - this nest is in a bush right by our front door, and each time we enter or leave the robin flies off - we'll have to wait and see if this hatches, or the frequent periods the bird is not on the nest has ruined its chances.
Used the Sigma lens on macro setting
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http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Robin.html:
An American Robin can produce three successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young. Only 25 percent of those fledged young survive to November. From that point on, about half of the robins alive in any year will make it to the next. Despite the fact that a lucky robin can live to be 14 years old, the entire population turns over on average every six years. |
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