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Robins are most often seen foraging in lawns for earthworms as well as eating many insects like caterpillars, termites, grasshoppers and beetle grubs. A brush or leaf pile will also invite worms and other delicacies for them. Over 60 percent of the robin’s diet is composed of fleshy fruits and berries like elderberry, bayberry, pyracantha, grape, crab-apples or hollies. Planting any such bush or tree will keep the birds coming back. Robins also love plumped raisins, grapes, apples, currants and suet offered in platform bird feeders.
Watching robins in bird baths is truly a delightful experience. They splash and play as well as stopping for a drink and then eventually fly to a nearby branch to preen themselves so a bird bath in your backyard is an absolute must! Another need is a mud puddle for the female during the mating season. She lines the nest with mud by smearing the inner bowl with her muddy breast–then she definitely needs a bath!
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