Why are robins not scared of humans like other birds?
Robins unlike the Georgia Thrasher are not hunted upon as much by the Eagle or Hawk. Robins have nice tender breasts plates that Hawk and Owls just adore…their tender and juicy meat….so the Robin is most likely to be softer and not on its’ tippy toes to hop and fly when humans are around. I seen a Owl attack a Georgia Crane ands the scream was horrible. I also seen a Gerogia Crane get attacked and killed by a Catfish in the Chattahoochee River. The Crane’s feet were slightly suspended under the water ona log and the Catfish came up at grabbed his foot and dragged him down under the water and all we saw was feathers floating up to the surface. I kid you not, Catfish in Georgia…in the Chattahoochee are big enough to swallow a Man/.
Maybe it seems like they are not scared because they forage on the ground and you are more likely to see them when they are near you. You might not notice other birds foraging in trees, even if they are right above your head. Because people are on the ground and the robin gets a lot of it’s food on the ground…they have to share that area with people, so you probably see them close to humans all the time. If you approached it too closely it would still try and get away from you, they may wait til the last minute to fly away as they do not want to exert energy getting away until they know they are in danger.
I raised a few fledgling robins successfully , and i have been chastised for doing so, but I believe saving them from the 40 or so neighbor ladys cats was worth it. I have one that lives with me and my budgie. They can live in harmony with other birds no matter what you may have been told…so long as they are raised together and given ample space. Robins are very curious birds and attach themselves to humans rather easy. I believe its because most people keep their properties manicured which provides easy foraging for worms and insects…and believe me when i say they watch us closer than you realise. Robins in the wild only stand a 40 % chance of surviving on their own with only 25% of those able to reproduce. Only 1% of robins raised in captivity survive and to my knowledge there are only 3 women registered in the US that has the ability to raise them. I know first hand the time and dedication it takes to make sure what size worms to feed them, how many worms per feeding, how many f
