American Robin: A Closer Look
Mar 16, 2021 07:43:15 #
The ubiquitous American robin is the most wide-spread, North American songbird. The summer range is from Alaska's north-slope, over most of Canada and all of the lower forty-eight. The winter range extends to Mexico and Central America. It is the state bird of Michigan. It and the House sparrow are often ignored because they are so common, at least by me. I think I've posted only one Robin photo. Recommend DL and DDL on the third photo. Thanks for viewing - John
This male caught my attention because he was high in a tree above me, instead of on the ground where they are often seen.
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He then flew down and landed in a bush at eye level.
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This is the Closer Look: His tale went up and his head went down, and I saw that his head feathers were not the dull gray I expected, but a delicate array of fan shaped, highlighted feathers. BEST IN DDL.
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Mar 16, 2021 07:47:21 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
As a kid in north central NJ we seen them all the time. I see them around here & there in east central NJ . Would add a couple of photos if they came close enough. Nice photo.
Mar 16, 2021 07:48:27 #
Mar 16, 2021 07:53:52 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
The ubiquitous American robin is the most wide-spread, North American songbird. The summer range is from Alaska's north-slope, over most of Canada and all of the lower forty-eight. The winter range extends to Mexico and Central America. It is the state bird of Michigan. It and the House sparrow are often ignored because they are so common, at least by me. I think I've posted only one Robin photo. Recommend DL and DDL on the third photo. Thanks for viewing - John
i like the beautiful highlighted feathers in the closeup, john....amazing detail .
Mar 16, 2021 08:09:51 #
The beauty has no boundaries in this picture. The clearest way into the univirse is through a forest wildness. Such a scenic view looks great.
Mar 16, 2021 10:37:14 #
Nice pictures! Reminds me of a warm day in mid December. I had just cleaned the birdbath and was dragging the hose back to the cart when I heard twittering and splashing. A small flock (family?) of travelers swooped in for a refreshing break on their journey further south. I didn't want to disturb them but managed a quick snapshot.
Mar 16, 2021 11:07:56 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
The ubiquitous American robin is the most wide-spread, North American songbird. The summer range is from Alaska's north-slope, over most of Canada and all of the lower forty-eight. The winter range extends to Mexico and Central America. It is the state bird of Michigan. It and the House sparrow are often ignored because they are so common, at least by me. I think I've posted only one Robin photo. Recommend DL and DDL on the third photo. Thanks for viewing - John
Good in download, especially 3.
Mar 16, 2021 11:25:04 #
Magnificent photos, John...your Olympus lens with TC is doing a stunning job of catching great detail in these terrific bird shots...#3 in DDL is stunning!! 
Mar 16, 2021 12:23:32 #
tcthome wrote:
As a kid in north central NJ we seen them all the time. I see them around here & there in east central NJ . Would add a couple of photos if they came close enough. Nice photo.
Thank you very much for your comment, TCT.
Mar 16, 2021 12:23:54 #
Mar 16, 2021 12:24:50 #
merrytexan wrote:
i like the beautiful highlighted feathers in the closeup, john....amazing detail .
Thanks you very much, MT.
Mar 16, 2021 12:26:16 #
selena18 wrote:
The beauty has no boundaries in this picture. The clearest way into the univirse is through a forest wildness. Such a scenic view looks great.
Thank you very much for your comment, Selena.
Mar 16, 2021 12:28:28 #
john451 wrote:
Nice pictures! Reminds me of a warm day in mid December. I had just cleaned the birdbath and was dragging the hose back to the cart when I heard twittering and splashing. A small flock (family?) of travelers swooped in for a refreshing break on their journey further south. I didn't want to disturb them but managed a quick snapshot.
Very neat photo, John. Looks like a male traveling with many females. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 16, 2021 12:28:56 #
photophile wrote:
Good in download, especially 3.
Thank you very much, Karin.
Mar 16, 2021 12:31:20 #
Thank you very much, Jim. That was the 300mm with the 1.4, so equivalent FF is 840mm, plus some cropping.
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