Bobby Freckles

This young robin was trying to big it up on his own in the garden. He almost carried it off until mum and dad arrived then he was more than happy to allow them to feed him.

Apparently juveniles have no red feathers so that adult birds do not attack them in territorial disputes. The speckled feathers are lost in a partial moult when the bird is about two to three months old.

I guess Bobby Freckles will be around for a little longer.