r/birding • u/parothed28 • 1d ago

📹 Video Not particularly exotic, but enjoyed watching the robins after the rain. [Midwest US]

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u/CowboyBeeBalm 1d ago

The way I would stop whatever I am doing to watch this with a giddy grin on my face. I love American robins. Thanks for sharing!

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u/parothed28 1d ago

Yep. Topped off my coffee and spent some time just enjoying the morning.

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u/mikettedaydreamer 1d ago

Ive paused running before to watch birds bathing

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u/Slow_and_Steady_3838 1d ago

Robins do at times "rally,"-I think in puddles, happened to me once, almost no room in a large birdbath for any more birds. Could have gotten really interesting really quick you just never know

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u/sharoncoffin 1d ago

Wow! Never seen so many in a flock before. ❤️🐦

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u/Slow_and_Steady_3838 1d ago

Once in 25 years for me, had to google it to see if we were at end-times  lol

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u/FalPal_ 1d ago

i love watching birds just go about their lives! great video

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u/windwaker910 1d ago

Appreciating the everyday things is what life is about. When you stop chasing rarity things look different to you

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u/Octavya360 14h ago

Yes! Our robins always disappear for a couple months at the end of breeding season. They reappear during fall migration and stay throughout the winter. I don’t know if it’s the same group or not but I love seeing them!

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u/Gold_Astronomer9454 Latest Lifer: Western Tanager 1d ago

Before becoming a birder: oh, birds, cute

After becoming a birder: omg, look at those little American Robin flappy flaps 🥹

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u/Friendly-Pea5448 photographer 📷 1d ago

these videos are make me so much happier and excited to see than “exotic” stuff. i love seeing birds just be birds.

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u/Equivalent_Dingo_111 1d ago

I absolutely adore robins. I called them, my MVP of the birding world.. they are so fun to watch hunting bugs and worms and they have the most fun in bird baths and puddles! Thank you for sharing this!!

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u/Big_Accountant_1714 1d ago

Robins love to bathe, and I love to watch them!

And OP, this is in no way a criticism of you, but I would like to urge that all of us who enjoy ALL birds - not just rarities or especially beautiful ones - to quit adding disclaimers to our posts. I've done it too, because there is often an a-hole that feels the need to be snarky about posting common birds. But it makes me sad to see that so many of us feel the need to make excuses for enjoying everyday birds.

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u/immersemeinnature 1d ago

I love them. Especially when they group together and do the run, run, run, stop!

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u/Stefabeth0 1d ago

Refreshing!

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u/Tumorhead 1d ago

i never get sick of Turdus migratorious!!

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u/mookypop Latest Lifer: California Quail 1d ago

Oh god I love their squeaks and chirps! 🥰😁

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u/parothed28 1d ago

Right? It’s was a full blown ASMR sorta morning.

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u/Other-Educator-9399 1d ago

Yes! I never tire of robins. Sadly, they are declining around here. Still quite common, but no big flocks of them like there were 20 years ago.

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u/No-Improvement-1507 1d ago

forget exotic

you recorded beautiful birds behaving in nature, it's fucking stunning

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u/IClaudiaI 1d ago

Exotic to me I don’t have robins down here

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u/parothed28 1d ago

Fair point. Our perceptions of rare are relative and I shouldn’t take for granted the opportunities I’m blessed with.

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u/Piddlers 1d ago

"C'mon in the water is great!"

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u/etphonecomb 1d ago

This is a lovely video! It put a smile on my face. Robins are so adorable.

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u/lumilark 1d ago

I enjoyed this video so much, thank you for sharing it!

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u/countdookee 1d ago

What a sweet little pool of robins

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u/STFUisright 1d ago

I like the last two stragglers. “Hey guys, how’s the water?”

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u/Spike99Wombat 1d ago

Happy birbs!

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u/bruyere_dubois_again 1d ago

It's exotic for someone!

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u/Pretty_Burd 1d ago

I love this!!!!

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u/OstentatiousSock 1d ago

I feel like this about grackles. I know they’re common, I don’t care, I love them. Love watching them.

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u/analogpursuits 1d ago

I love how more just keep showing up to the party. So delightful to see this. 😍

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u/BeeBop_Beluga 1d ago

Watching birds bathing always makes me happy. Thanks for sharing.

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u/niagara-nature Latest Lifer: solitary sandpiper 16h ago

Me too. It’s one of my favourite things to see.

I don’t like sunning birds quite as much. I thought I stumbled onto a murder once

Just a red-breasted grosbeak sunning itself.

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u/question8all 1d ago

This is the kind of entertainment I want

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u/Trader083 Latest Lifer: American Goshawk 1d ago

Always enjoy birds bathing…water or dirt.

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u/Quilt-Fairy 1d ago

I'm surprised they're taking time to bathe, I thought they'd be looking for night-crawlers.

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u/_Cantrip_ 20h ago

This is wonderful, OP! I love how much beauty and wonder there is in the small, common things. Whenever I can, I spend the morning watching robins on the crabapple tree in my yard. They’re so delightful.

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u/frogspjs 12h ago

Nothing better than Robin taking a bath. I hope that's what I'm watching when I leave this earth.

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u/sharoncoffin 1d ago

❤️🐦

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u/sharoncoffin 1d ago

Haha! I know right!

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u/slumberingthundering 1d ago

Oh to be a robin enjoying a puddle on a nice day

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u/Top_Use4144 1d ago

That's pure bliss

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u/Dependent-Job1773 21h ago

Cathartic is how I’d describe this. Nice to watch

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u/rowantree67 7h ago

I love Robins! I love to watch birds bathe. This is a beautiful video.