brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

I was prepping my 2nd floor windows from inside the house for painting when I heard a commotion in one of my holly trees. I search the trees for any motion and then I caught some movement... there it was below and to the left of my window about 25-30 feet away.. a nesting robin family that was partially obscured by some leaves. Luckily there was a slight breeze that gently moved the leaves back and forth giving me a teasingly short view of the robin family all together. I timed the winds movement of the leaves and took the following photos. I'll need to get my step ladder out and try to trim some leaves when both are away from the nest to get a better line of sight to the nest.

Canon 40D DSLR camera - Handheld
Canon 70-200mm lens w/1.4 Tele-Extender (280mm)
ISO 640 - 1/90th sec @ f/5.6 Natural light - Cloudy/Cropped

Jebs Loc: Kent

Isn't nature wonderful - great shots of a special moment in time

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Thanks Jebs... yes nature can be fantastic...

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Robins are indeed committed to their young... it is mother nature at work... They will even die at times protecting their babies from predators. They work from the break of dawn until the setting of the sun working feverishly feeding their young trying to give them every chance at life. They protect them from the night cold and from the rains by laying and cuddling over them...

Canon 40D DSLR camera - Handheld/window sill braced - Canon 70-200mm lens w/1.4 Tele-Extender (280mm)
ISO 800 - 1/10th sec @ f/4.5 Natural light - Cloudy & Raining - Cropped - See 1-12 Previous Photo Sets.

Mama Umbrella

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

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photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Love your photos of that baby robin being fed,great photo opp.

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Thanks photophile...

nanprice

All of your shots of the Robins are amazing....what a great opportunity you had.

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Thanks nanprice... I really enjoyed photographing the series... I have been watching the empty nest for several months but no more tenants this year... maybe this spring...