Humming robin by judithg

Humming robin

This is the nearest I’m going to get to a hummingbird any time soon. The robins have a nice feeder with a perch that they can (and do) use but some of them insist on expending more energy than they gain by doing this.
A frustrating afternoon was spent attempting to buy a new car today. We had a test drive appointment for 12.30, arrived to find the sales rep saying he was with somebody else for 15 mins and then when he came back he announced the test drive car had been given to somebody else and wasn’t due back till 2.30. He eventually found an inferior model and let us drive it for about 5 minutes before somebody from the dealership was on the phone saying they wanted it back. At that point we decided we would go and look at a different make but that dealership was not satisfied with passport, driver’s license or, indeed, our other more expensive car parked on their forecourt and wanted us to email them a pdf of a bank statement. We politely told them what to do with that suggestion and the afternoon was redeemed by bumping into old friends who had been similarly thwarted and had a nice chat.

Weather: v nice but still a chill wind
Covid: haven’t checked
Good thing: thank you for all the lovely comments on yesterday’s backlit robin.
Such a fabulous shot of this robin making life a little more difficult than necessary. Sounds like the car dealerships were doing the same. How incredibly frustrating!!
April 18th, 2021  
Robins do seem to loose a lot of energy at the feeders. Chance for a nice catch though. Hope those cars were electric...
April 18th, 2021  
@fueast swinging between electric and hybrid at the mo. V complicated finance wise...
April 18th, 2021  
@judithg time to move forward to full ev! Tick tock...
April 18th, 2021  
@fueast I know but there only seems to be decent finance on brand new & they are ££££.
April 18th, 2021  
Super wing flapping going on. Just didn't know a robin could hum.
April 18th, 2021  
@judithg hmm yes. Cheaper to run though. I've never leased but some people seem to like that.
April 18th, 2021  
Fantastic shot!
April 18th, 2021  
Fantastic. I tried to catch some flying birds of prey today and I failed mightily! I really admire your shots. This takes real skill
April 18th, 2021  
Superb capture
April 18th, 2021  
You've captured some great movement in the wings!
April 18th, 2021  
Well I’m shocked...who the heck do they think they are...should be biting your hand off...too big for their boots by far!
Amazing shot of this robin fluttering away....our robins don’t seem to go on bird feeders like this so even better!
April 18th, 2021  
That's an awesome photo! And who'd have thought that it would be so difficult to buy a car, esp in this environment. Almost makes me long for the Arthur Dailies of this world!
April 18th, 2021  
Well done, a great capture and so close to the look of the humming bird!! Hope you find somewhere more obliging for your car purchase.
April 18th, 2021  
@blightygal well somebody coming out and being interested would be a revelation at the moment!
April 18th, 2021  
Love the wings in motion. Beautiful
April 19th, 2021  
Great close up! Love the way he is eyeing the food.
April 19th, 2021  
Thats some fabulous wing action you got there
April 19th, 2021  
Another fav! Your next challenge, should you accept it, is a robin on a bicycle! Haha.
April 19th, 2021  
@bkp well - I like a challenge!
April 19th, 2021  
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