Yesterday, I wrote about the tornado warnings that were in effect near by.  It ended up being a fairly nice evening for the most part. We saw a dumping of rain which lasted all of 30 seconds while we were sitting around the campfire, and then it cleared up. However, lightning flashes to the north could be seen. But then they seemed to cease.

But at about 2AM, the thunder rolled and the rains came down. They sounded nice as they hit the roof of the trailer, and I fell asleep listening to the pitter patter.

When we awoke in the morning, there was no damage to anything – everything outside was just wet. I’m glad I don’t have any leaks in the roof of this trailer like some of the other trailer park people complain about with their own trailers!

When I walked outside, I spied a young robin sitting on a branch in a tree. Then I spied an adult robin with a worm in its mouth nearby.  Eventually the adult flew over to the young one and fed the young one the worm. The young robin did not seem to be in any distress – just unable to fly yet. It’s quite a chubby little thing for the rest of its size.

It seems that maybe the young robin fell from its nest, although I cannot see any nests above where the robin is perched. It allowed me to get as close as I wanted, and managed to take the above photo. It just doesn’t seem to know how to fly yet.

I am not sure if there is anything I can do for it – even if it is injured, I have no vehicle to take it to any animal hospitals or clinics. The parents seem to be taking care of it by bring it food, but I hope nothing else gets it as it is quite close to the ground. But there aren’t any cats here and I haven’t seen any other animals that might prey on the young robin.

I’ll keep my eye on it and hope it does ok!

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