Wednesday, April 29, 2009
planning flights to and from the nest
planning flights to and from the nest
I watched a robin today flying back and forth. It appeared as if the journey away from the nest was
done with speed over a long distance. A predator would not have long to use this for discovering the nest.
There was no apparent attempt to avoid predators on the way. Indeed the route always looked the same.
The journey to the nest was much more circumspect, and involved a number of intermediate landing sites,
presumably where a check was done on whether they were being watched or whether there was a predator in the
area. Were the hops something like halved each time?
All this makes sense, other than one can now tell in which direction and possibly how far away the nest is.
Maybe I only say this because I was not perceived as a predator.
I am not sure exactly how I would plan the journey.
cheers
martinW
