They did not show up / myLot

United States

August 7, 2022 8:07am CST

I realize this morning that when I mowed yesterday the robins did not show up. I find it odd, but blame it on the heat. I know they are "out there" as I could hear them this morning. They have a really cheery call. Usually when anyone mows, the robins are right there following. They feast on the bugs and grubs that get stirred up by the lawn mowing activity. Usually a whole brigade of them going row by row feasting on the results of my labor. I guess I will blame it on the heat. Seems logical to me. My vet said that in hot weather fleas "dry out" and go dormant. I wonder if other bugs do as well.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Aug 22

Oh wow. I had no idea fleas dried out. That explains why the only pests my dogs have ever had were ticks.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Aug 22

I'm glad you're hearing the robins. Hopefully, they haven't succumbed completely to the heat.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

7 Aug 22

Yes, even critters feel the heat.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Aug 22

I wish the fleas here would dry out. But we keep getting rain so that helps them.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

7 Aug 22

Hot weather is hard on everyone and everything. Poor robins!

Terri Doss

@gtdoss (1013)

• United States

7 Aug 22

Maybe they were feasting off of the bugs and grubs from someone else's lawn mowing, LOL! I love birds and their pleasant chirps and tweets. We have a birdfeeder set up in our backyard so that our indoor cat can look at them out the window.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

7 Aug 22

Oh dear that is mighty strange indeed.

Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

7 Aug 22

I'd love to see many types of bugs "dry out." They are disgusting creatures! I love the robins, their cry is unmistakable.