A man has struck up an unlikely friendship with robins which he has hand fed every day for eleven years.<br /><br />Karl Shelton, 49, was out walking his dog one day when one of the birds came down and flew onto the ground. <br /><br />The following day, Karl returned to the same spot with a piece of flapjack. <br /><br />Every day, the red-breasted garden bird got closer and closer and Karl has now created a community of local robins, which join him for a meal twice a day.<br /><br />Karl started this habit 11 years ago now and has fed some of the birds for up to seven years.<br /><br />Karl, who lives in Bridgenorth, Shropshire, said: "One day, when I was out walking my dog, a robin came down and flew onto the ground where I was walking.<br /><br />"The next day, I came back with a piece of flapjack and the robin got closer and closer day by day.<br /><br />"I fed that robin for seven years in total until one day it just stopped showing up, which I suppose is just how it goes.<br /><br />"The second robin that I met and began to feed also met with me everyday for seven years; I named him Cash because he had a scar on his chin, just like Johnny Cash!"<br /><br />As a full-time carer for his partner, who deals with chronic back joint pain and depression, Karl is rarely able to have a scheduled break.<br /><br />His daily walks with his red fell terrier were a way to get him out of the house and it has since become much more important.<br /><br />Karl is now greeted by many robins each day and will feed them worms which he buys off of Amazon.<br /><br />He said: "Robins are quite territorial but once the other nearby territories caught on, all the robins would come out and feed together.<br /><br />"My partner loves to watch the videos as well. She is practically housebound, so it's a nice treat for her to see the robins."
