I read phoebes build nests on structures..you seem to have a shed that is attractive to them..we had a carolina wren that was building a nest on top of a cabinet in our garage..we leave the garage door up a lot when we work outside..it would fly right by our heads..we had to keep the door down to discourage it..there were no eggs in the nest thank goodness and we removed it..is your bird building a nest?

It's a robin. But the robins I have seem to be much more skittish than yours......they always fly out of the nest if I'm around.

Thanks a lot Esther - you sure know a lot and willing to share that knowledge - very much appreciate it!

Hi All Thanks a lot for the IDs - much appreciate your sharing of your knowledge! Like Esther, I too thought it was a Towhee but then wasn't sure since I didn't see any white on him, he was much darker brown, and had a sharper beak. He was quite far away (used 400mm lens). Thanks again Shyamala