ID: Indian Robin (female)
To elaborate... while I was trying to photograph this robin pair... they let me close-in as much as a couple of feet. This image is not cropped and taken about 4 feet from the female.
I wasn't sure of the reason why the birds were letting me so close... The moment I started getting near to one of them ... the other partner would close in. My instinct made me follow the second bird. This was happening in succession and every alternate times the birds closed in. This is the first time I saw such an action.
In a while I realized that I am quite far from where I had started. (about 20-40 feet)
And then suddenly both of them vanished. Extremely bewildered by the behavior I decided to return ... (the same path)
On my way back.. I saw a tiny juvenile robin trying to hide in the nearby bush... And the pieces fell in place. Wonders of "parenthood"
I abandoned the place immediately. (Though I managed to capture a glimpse of the baby)
I wasn't sure of the reason why the birds were letting me so close... The moment I started getting near to one of them ... the other partner would close in. My instinct made me follow the second bird. This was happening in succession and every alternate times the birds closed in. This is the first time I saw such an action.
In a while I realized that I am quite far from where I had started. (about 20-40 feet)
And then suddenly both of them vanished. Extremely bewildered by the behavior I decided to return ... (the same path)
On my way back.. I saw a tiny juvenile robin trying to hide in the nearby bush... And the pieces fell in place. Wonders of "parenthood"
I abandoned the place immediately. (Though I managed to capture a glimpse of the baby)
