Father & Son Robins together about a year (1 Viewer)

[JenR]

Hi all,
We’ve got a pair of male robins who showed up last summer when the big, richly colored father was teaching its speckle-bellied son the ropes. They stayed together well into the fall, and now they’re back (March 2024). Still together. See photo. I understood that robin fathers took care of their offspring only for a few weeks and that male robins are pretty territorial. Anyone else have long-parenting robin dads?

 

[KC Foggin]

H Jen and welcome aboard from those of us on BF

I have not noticed long parenting Robins. They must feel safe in your vicinity .

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[01101001]

I'm not sure if it's about parental care at this stage (also, I don't know), but I've read that some birds are able to accomplish surprising feats in that area:

First observation of a brood patch on a male sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-022-01964-7 Sunbirds are a highly dichromatic clade in which males are diversely and brightly colored while females are significantly drabber (Cheke and Mann 2020). These colors are thought to be involved in sexual selection and speciation, and...

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[delia todd]

Hi Jen and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. Sorry, I can't be of any help with this, I don't know your Robins, of course. You may be interested to read our Opus article on this species: American Robin - BirdForum Opus

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.