@ghost_bird Wow, so close! Are they just used to people being around? I've found robins especially skittish, and I'm used to leporines.
@porsupah They’re cautious but not at all shy in my experience - they’ll come very close once they’re used to you. Probably helps that these are garden robins, though even so they don’t really like sudden movement or things pointing at them.
update: two robins now, building a nest in the ivy right by the house.