Hand-feeding Robins and Blackbirds live mealworms

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • When birds have chicks in the nest, the need for gathering nourishing food overcomes their normal fear of people. Especially when you can offer live mealworms. At home on the edge of Hampshire's New Forest in the UK, in early June every year.
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    www.ChrisBalcombe.com

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  • @rogestone2006
    @rogestone2006 3 роки тому +24

    The blackbird looks like he has a family to feed 🤗

    • @slowdeath5508
      @slowdeath5508 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, 2 or 3 babies.

    • @francoisebeylie2923
      @francoisebeylie2923 3 роки тому +3

      @@slowdeath5508 And more.

    • @Davidpoland2005
      @Davidpoland2005 3 роки тому +2

      blackbirds are underrated birds. one day, when it was storming and raining, the same blackbird was casually singing on the same tree it lands

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  3 роки тому +1

      The blackbirds had a second batch of eggs later that summer, so were kept busy

  • @leena6743
    @leena6743 3 роки тому +19

    Robin: can I have one more? Thank you!
    Blackbird: I’ll take ten. Bye

  • @millycucchi8412
    @millycucchi8412 3 роки тому +4

    Incredibile!!! Ma quanti vermi riesce a tenere nel becco!!!

  • @chocciechippie4770
    @chocciechippie4770 Рік тому +5

    Aww, I love this vid! Blackbirds are so cute, their big eyes are so adorable! The robin is also very sweet. 💞
    Thanks for the upload! 👍🏿

  • @riasteinmeijer2188
    @riasteinmeijer2188 3 роки тому +3

    Wat een lief gebaar, het vogeltje is voor zijn jongen aan het zorgen,💗💗👍

  • @tycute21
    @tycute21 3 роки тому +4

    Birds like can I have more
    Human said surely
    Birds probably bring food back home for there kids, so cute lol.

  • @LinkEX
    @LinkEX 3 роки тому +16

    That blackbird looks like the kind of guy that would rather risk dropping everything than going twice.

  • @inessacheshire2766
    @inessacheshire2766 3 роки тому +8

    So nice to watch ❤ blackbird is funny 😄👍👏👏👏

  • @simonshaw4087
    @simonshaw4087 Рік тому +2

    A great video! So glad I came across it. Love blackbirds and robins.

  • @patriciazammit7880
    @patriciazammit7880 3 роки тому +20

    Gosh! I never knew Blackbirds would handfeed.

    • @TomTheSaintsGuy
      @TomTheSaintsGuy 3 місяці тому

      They can be surprisingly bold in the summer!

  • @tinaentreterreetciel
    @tinaentreterreetciel 3 роки тому +3

    Superbe, le Merle noir est très gourmand 😄

  • @yousefshogify9658
    @yousefshogify9658 3 роки тому +1

    Humans are not greedy, glory be to God, so are the birds 😀😀

  • @Grace-pp3dw
    @Grace-pp3dw 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you. Watching from Australia. Praise the Lord. God bless you.

  • @giseldadellerose7374
    @giseldadellerose7374 3 роки тому +2

    🇮🇪. ITALIA. Che AMORE ❤️❤️

  • @battlevain
    @battlevain 6 місяців тому +3

    Amazing video. Well done. It takes great patience and consistency to achieve such trust from any bird, let alone two.

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  6 місяців тому +1

      Many thanks! I'll be doing it all over again in a few weeks 🙂

  • @bertolinamaffei1961
    @bertolinamaffei1961 3 роки тому +7

    Que coisa mais linda, estes pássaros adorei!

  • @nicholas70paul
    @nicholas70paul 3 роки тому +9

    I think he was asking.. stay there, I will be back..

    • @roshcue
      @roshcue 3 роки тому

      Yess😀
      ua-cam.com/video/ksPUV_6-o2E/v-deo.html

    • @abcdefg-bu7eg
      @abcdefg-bu7eg 3 роки тому +1

      Точно! 😊

  • @marylinecracra3236
    @marylinecracra3236 3 роки тому +2

    J'ignore comment vous avez fait pour ses oiseaux d'habitude très craintif. Chapeau 🎩👍🏻

    • @slowdeath5508
      @slowdeath5508 3 роки тому +1

      J'ignore Francois, soy Mexicano, oiseaux están en poemas de Arthur Rimbaud. Amo oiseaux, amo Rimbaud, Amo le France, merci, maryline!!

  • @badcampa2641
    @badcampa2641 3 роки тому +4

    Thats amazing Blackbirds are cool!!

  • @lillyschuster9422
    @lillyschuster9422 3 роки тому +2

    Beautifully❤️❤️❤️
    Thanks for video 👍

  • @marky24uk
    @marky24uk 3 роки тому +9

    Arww the daddy blackbird is gathering food for his babies

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому

      אני שונאת ברוך בטלניים כמו עמנואל שבבקר שוכבים לא נמרצים אז ממילא למה קיימים?לא חוזרים הבית לפני4🤰

  • @sutats
    @sutats 3 роки тому +16

    It's going to need a bigger beak

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому +1

      ברוך

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому +1

      לא אכפת לי ליגוע בנצח ולמות אם אדע שההרגשה הייתה באותו רגע אין סופית⁦👁️⁩

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому +1

      די

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому +1

      ברוך אני סובלת לחינם את השטן ואלהים שחטתי ועכשיו

    • @user-wc6pn9ds2t
      @user-wc6pn9ds2t 3 роки тому +1

      משעמם לי אין לי מה לעשות 👫

  • @amydason9332
    @amydason9332 3 роки тому +2

    Haha her hunger grow like petrol prices ! I’m shocked how she is eat heavy food in one time, oh Come on stunning birds

  • @marie-francedenis6603
    @marie-francedenis6603 3 роки тому +4

    Magnifique ! Merci !

  • @donwasylromano
    @donwasylromano 3 роки тому +2

    Zajebisty jaki chytry ten czarny..

  • @luiswilliam6261
    @luiswilliam6261 3 роки тому +3

    Aqui no Brasil chamamos essa lagarta de Tenébrio e é muito usada na criação de pássaros, peixes, galinhas etc, porque tem muita proteína.

  • @ValkoBranislav
    @ValkoBranislav 3 роки тому +1

    Veľmi krásne. Radosť pozerať.

  • @thigearlatha
    @thigearlatha 10 місяців тому

    Blackbird knows the rules of thieving " if you going to get hung for a sheep , get hing for the flock "!

  • @slowdeath5508
    @slowdeath5508 3 роки тому +1

    Blackbird is feeding chicks, he carries so much worms, I know these beauty birds. Yo los miro aquí en México, acarrean lombrices para sus polluelos, dos o tres comelones que piden gusanos todo el día.😊

  • @Grace-pp3dw
    @Grace-pp3dw 3 роки тому +1

    Namaste brother you are looking good. All the best.

  • @sunflowercreator3152
    @sunflowercreator3152 3 роки тому +2

    Nice sharing..👍👍 new friend, stay connected.🙏

  • @simoneberger887
    @simoneberger887 3 роки тому +5

    Try to Count The Mealworms in The Beak from The Blackbird ( in German: Amsel) 😉🐦

    • @ultimathule3834
      @ultimathule3834 3 роки тому

      sehr schöne vögel mit super gesangsstimme

  • @nelavs6545
    @nelavs6545 3 роки тому +2

    Super🤩 Thank you 👍

  • @alsam10brist30
    @alsam10brist30 3 роки тому +2

    Good video

  • @CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc
    @CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc 4 місяці тому +1

    Ty for videos!!!

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  4 місяці тому

      Yes, worth trying. I hold the mealworms in one hand and the phone in the other 🙂 I have another video of me hand-feeding the Robins on this channel

  • @savenaturesavebird8423
    @savenaturesavebird8423 3 роки тому +2

    Wow 👏

  • @SJR306
    @SJR306 3 роки тому +2

    Woow 🙏

  • @StevenMcknightGuitar
    @StevenMcknightGuitar 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing. I have robins eating out of my hand but the other birds stay away.

  • @mrbob92679
    @mrbob92679 3 роки тому +2

    Hey save some for the other guy:)

  • @fatimaalieva8351
    @fatimaalieva8351 3 роки тому +2

    Qué bueno 👌😃

  • @luizasequeira5861
    @luizasequeira5861 3 роки тому +2

    Please .from where you get that worms.

  • @ummuhammed7691
    @ummuhammed7691 3 роки тому +1

    يا عمريى😍😍💕💕

  • @savenaturesavebird8423
    @savenaturesavebird8423 3 роки тому +1

    Omg just amazing osm 👌👌👌👌👏👏👏

  • @elianerodrigues7500
    @elianerodrigues7500 3 роки тому +1

    Qui gracinha meu Deus

  • @BlessedYouTuber
    @BlessedYouTuber 6 місяців тому +1

    Graton Black bird or mother with young ones?

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  6 місяців тому

      Thanks for your question. Yes, both the Robin and the Blackbird had chicks to feed. The Blackbird is a male (the female has brown feathers).

  • @daniellepearson636
    @daniellepearson636 4 роки тому +5

    😍

  • @CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc
    @CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc 4 місяці тому +1

    PLRASE TEACH ME TODO THIS TO MY ROBIN ...HES MY BABY HE RETURNS E ERY SPRING

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  4 місяці тому

      Hi Cynthia. I buy live mealworms from a breeder on Ebay. The robins and blackbirds become far more bold when they have chicks, as they're so desperate to find enough food :-) Thanks for commenting, and good luck!

  • @Domy5086
    @Domy5086 3 роки тому

    La ave negra, creo que es avaricioso, jejeje de una se lo llevó

  • @hugosardinha708
    @hugosardinha708 Рік тому

    How can I accustom wild blackbirds and robins to eat in the hand? With patience will I get it?

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for your question. The best time is as soon as the birds have chicks to feed. They are under huge pressure to find a lot of food and this makes them far less nervous of humans if you have live food to offer. Leave a bowl of mealworms out on the ground. Then after you see robins and/or blackbirds regularly feeding from it, after a day or two, go and sit quietly beside the bowl. It won't be long before you can remove the bowl and hold your hand on the ground with a few live mealworms in it. The birds will quickly overcome their usual wariness and take the food from your palm. Good luck!

    • @hugosardinha708
      @hugosardinha708 Рік тому

      @@TheChrisBalcombe makes perfect sense😉👌 thanks for the reply dear friend 🙂🙏 🇵🇹

  • @DxShutter
    @DxShutter 2 роки тому

    goodd

  • @FiveLiver
    @FiveLiver 2 роки тому +1

    Can you buy live mealworms in the UK?

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  2 роки тому

      Yes you can. The cheapest way is on Ebay. Search 'live mealworms'. Good luck :-)

    • @FiveLiver
      @FiveLiver 2 роки тому

      @@TheChrisBalcombe Cheers - a bloke in a fishing shop that sold maggots in the early 70s said the EU had put a stop to it.

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  2 роки тому

      ​@@FiveLiver www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202645086803?epid=1649966444&hash=item2f2e96a253:g:yckAAOSwcwdceQkn

  • @mariadagraca1246
    @mariadagraca1246 3 роки тому +1

    Que fofo ,guloso

  • @dr.wolfgangdasch54
    @dr.wolfgangdasch54 3 роки тому +1

    Blackbird looks soooo cheesy...

  • @kevinmoore9084
    @kevinmoore9084 3 роки тому

    I actually cannot believe that that is a robin it certainly doesn't look like the robins here in the United States the Orange is all on their chest none of it on the face looks like a bluebird but I looked it up apparently it's a European Robin never been to Europe so that can explain my confusion

    • @TheChrisBalcombe
      @TheChrisBalcombe  3 роки тому

      The UK/European Robin seems to differ in coloration/pattern to some sub-species in the USA

  • @laurameletti1320
    @laurameletti1320 3 роки тому

    ❤️

  • @mathilerschi6713
    @mathilerschi6713 3 роки тому

    Mehlwurm ( to go ) 🤪🤪🤪

  • @YuliyaViktorovna-77777
    @YuliyaViktorovna-77777 3 роки тому +2

    Жжжадность 😁

    • @Sasha.Savafiorki.
      @Sasha.Savafiorki. 3 роки тому +2

      Не жадность, а многодетность.

  • @user-xo3ev8os9j
    @user-xo3ev8os9j 3 роки тому +1

    Запах!!!

  • @narayankunwar7313
    @narayankunwar7313 3 роки тому +1

    Bird mother

  • @lightinthedarkness4095
    @lightinthedarkness4095 3 роки тому +1

    😐

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    @0believeinjesus9 3 роки тому

    Gods son Christ Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that by believing in him we can have life...belief in Christ Jesus be a free gift from the father, given to them [ through thee hearing of heth words ] whom he hath chosen for salvation....

  • @weramenk754
    @weramenk754 3 роки тому +1

    Ö

  • @enki3950
    @enki3950 3 роки тому

    Terrible, does not respect the lives of other animals the worms...!