Divebombing Robin

Since early May a husband and wife team of Robins have been nesting on the downspout just north of our back door. They are currently tag-team feeding their second brood of baby Robins. They are pretty adorable. However, not so adorable is the protective behavior at least one of these Robins, in my opinion, the Papa Robin, have adopted. Papa Robin likes to stalk you and then dive bomb you as you try participate in any activity that involves lingering around said backdoor, "lingering" here means more than 5 seconds. Today, while trying to water plants using the water from our wading pool, Papa mounted an attack. I swiftly ran into the porch through back door and Papa followed. What followed was a tense 3-5 minute period of waiting to see what would happen. M.A. was fingerpainting at the time, and watching a live Robin fly around her porch was probably one of the most exciting experiences of her life, right up there with Mitzi's yellow plane and Nathan slipping in the pool. During this time we could hear Mama Robin giving Papa Robin h--- for being so idiotic about his behavior and after he finally made it out, you could still hear her giving him a piece of her mind. I have to respect Papa for caring so much for his family, but I also feel some empathy with the Mama, don't ask me why, but I do.