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New family on the block....

Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 11:51 am
by GrahamS
A family of Robins have taken up residence in our garden. This is mama Robin.

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Nikon D7100, Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-S Nikkor.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 2:17 pm
by Hoosier Rich
Excellent shot there Graham. Sharp as heck, can almost count the pin feathers on her.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:20 pm
by Julio1fer
Excellent shot of the alert bird.

Makes me remember the poem, ...a tree that may in summer wear / a nest of robbins in her hair. Or similar words.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:46 am
by Dennis Gallus
Graham,

Nice shot! A bit different than the Robin Redbreast we see around the US.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 9:56 am
by GrahamS
Mr Robin has the red breast. I'll try and get a shot of him as soon as the sun comes back.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 11:02 am
by Nancy B
Very pretty! I can't believe the sharpness. Your robins look different from ours here in Toronto. Ours have much darker feathers and a much larger red breast, and I think they are bigger in size, too.

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 4:20 pm
by Bennybee
Nice shot, Graham. I'm surprised that this is achievable with 'only' a 300mm lens. How close could you get to the robin?

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:21 am
by GrahamS
I promised a photo of Mr Robin. here he is:

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Canon 7D EF 70-300 f4-5.6 IS USM

Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 12:30 pm
by Mike Kovacs
Your Robins look very different from the Canadian variety, much prettier!

Not my photo, but here are what ours look like:

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Re: New family on the block....

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 12:44 pm
by GrahamS
Here is Mrs Robin with a five course meal for three....
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Nikon D7100 Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-S Nikkor