Adorable footage shows how a man has struck up an unlikely friendship with a robin - which he now handfeeds every day. <br /><br />Rob Hall, 51, said it took him just 48 hours to tame the red-breasted garden bird which began visiting him daily around two weeks ago. <br /><br />He used a jar of mealworms to first entice his feathered friend, which now patiently waits for him each morning to be fed in his garden in Kenilworth, Warks.<br /><br />Incredible slow motion videos showing the robin - nicknamed Bobbin - coming in to land on a pot being held by Rob have since been viewed thousands of times online. <br /><br />Product designer Rob said the response to the feeding time footage which he uploaded to Facebook had been 'bonkers'. <br /><br />He said: "He's a real little character and every morning I get up and he's there outside waiting to be fed.<br /><br />"I just thought I'd film these sweet interactions I was having and the response online has gone bonkers. <br /><br />"Lots of people have got in touch saying they are going to try it themselves and it's just lovely these little videos have made so many people happy."<br /><br />Rob said his interest in birds was piqued during the Covid pandemic and it soon became a part-time hobby. <br /><br />He added: "You started hearing many more birds about and I much prefer to be outdoors than stuck inside so I started taking more of an interest in them. <br /><br />"I soon noticed the same birds visiting and this year I thought I'd see if I could tame this robin who began coming to see me each day around a couple of weeks ago.<br /><br />"I live in a flat and we have a lovely communal garden. It just started with putting some meal worms in a little ramekin next to me on the floor about 6ft away.<br /><br />"Eventually he popped over and started eating them, so I moved it to the bench and then before you know it he hopped up on there sitting next to me too. <br /><br />"Within 48 hours he was eating it out of a pot I was holding in my hand. It was remarkable really how soon he started to really trust me.<br /><br />"I then started recording the slow motion videos on my iPhone 8 and uploading it to a community Facebook group. <br /><br />"The videos have been viewed tens of thousands of times now and loads of people say they want to try the same now. <br /><br />"I think I might have to warn all the pet shops in Kenilworth to stock up on bird feed.<br /><br />"They move so fast, I never knew they tuck themselves up almost like a rugby ball as they dive until I watched the footage back. It's beautiful to see.<br /><br />"I just want to make sure I'm not adversely affecting his ability to find food himself by making him rely on me too much.<br /><br />"But it's fantastic he is so comfortable around me.<br /><br />"I've started calling him Bobbin. With my name being Rob, a few of my mates have cottoned on to that too, so I won't be surprised if that ends up being my new nickname."
