Emma - the black robin
I know I have mentioned Emma and Blue’s nest to you. She has built in exactly the same spot three years in a row, just adding a bit of new straw to the old nest, tucking in extra moss, a few softer feathers. She gives the nest an extension and a thorough renovation each spring. As you can imagine, her nest is now much bigger than a normal robin nest. This season Emma and Blue have raised one chick.
Emma and Blue's nest
Blue is part of Rangatira royalty, as one of the oldest robins on the island (he is really known as Mr. Blue). He is a venerable boy of at least nine years old – his blue bands were put on in the year 2000.
Mr Blue - the black robin
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