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Kaleva

(38,541 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:00 AM Dec 9

In the Upper Peninsula of Mi, we still have robins

I see two of them in the neighbor's yard across the street

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In the Upper Peninsula of Mi, we still have robins (Original Post) Kaleva Dec 9 OP

Robins will hang around all year if they have a food source. Ocelot II Dec 9 #1

You'll love this then....for the last 3 days it's been in the 40's high 40's and some sparrows were a kennedy Dec 10 #2

Ocelot II

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1. Robins will hang around all year if they have a food source.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:08 AM

Dec 9

In the summer when they can get worms and bugs they are carnivores, but in the winter they'll eat dried-up berries and fruit if they can find it, like cherries still on trees, or mountain ash berries.

a kennedy

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2. You'll love this then....for the last 3 days it's been in the 40's high 40's and some sparrows were

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 09:22 PM

Dec 10

trying to build a nest in my Christmas wreath!!!!! Couldn’t believe it….thank gawd it’s back to “normal” Dec temps and they’ve quit. Oh yah, I love climate change….. NOT.

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