Robin

Nforce

Caught this little fella at Abbeyshrule Airfield before Christmas. He was perplexed by the light aircraft flying about!!

forbairt

Tasty

Edit:

You didn't have to glue his feet to the post did you ?

I've tried some wildlife / birds photography and for the most part they just don't come out right for me.

Nforce

Nah...no glue....nails. I've edited them out

dakar

# 2 is particularly nice, colours are brilliant (literally:)) and the focus is spot on, lovely shot.

Thoie

What a poser! Did he bring his own artisan designed moss-covered stump with him?

quilmore

I had one following me in the zoo last weekend
aren't they nice?

Paulw

Great photos.

Robin are such posers though. They love the camera.

sNarah

Great shots! I love the reflections in the eyes, well done (both of you hihi)

(*starts looking for nails, glue and ... oh ... a robin*)

AnimalRights

Looking at these on my i-phone having a pint and think these are excellent, my campanion though has commented on the fact that Robins do not have that blue tinge, she would like to see the originals.

dakar

AnimalRights wrote: »

Robins do not have that blue tinge

Do ye not know how cold it is out there!:D

Nforce

It's old and had a blue rinse



I'll have a look for the originals

AnimalRights

She just showed me a pic of a Robin from her Birdie site and I couldn't really tell the difference between the grey and the blue.
And as a footnote if you see any birds very fluffed out she says that can mean that they're unwell.

Fireman

I love all the robin shots, very well captured even though he was nailed!!!, good colour

positron

Nforce, that second shot is the business!! The sharpness, the colors and the creamy green dof background! Stunning!!

Nforce

Much appreciated guys/gals.

smurphette13

I love these robin shots, such pretty birds! Thanks for posting

AnimalRights

Home now and yes they're still very good.
#2 wins for me.

dakar

AnimalRights wrote: »

Home now and yes they're still very good.
#2 wins for me.

Sounds like you need to calibrate yer phone, or in other words, get yer i's tested:D

AnimalRights

I still stand by original comment, especially after seeing Quilmore's Robin!
I did say though that I wouldnt've noticed the diff in the colourings without my campanion's input, :P

Hugh_C

great pictures, nasty little birds though:

wikipedia wrote:

Male Robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will ruthlessly attack other males that stray into their territories, and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult Robin deaths in some areas.

njburke

Animalrights>
Do they fluff out to lower the the body temperature or just don't feel like preening when they're sick ?

BTW, Anyone else notice how similar the robins are in quilmores and nforces shots such as the patterning of the redbreast,leading wing feathers etc. There seems little about the birds to visually discriminate. It'ld be hard to pick one out of a lineup for GBH .

Niall

Mycroft H

njburke wrote: »

Animalrights>
Do they fluff out to lower the the body temperature or just don't feel like preening when they're sick ?

BTW, Anyone else notice how similar the robins are in quilmores and nforces shots such as the patterning of the redbreast,leading wing feathers etc. There seems little about the birds to visually discriminate. It'ld be hard to pick one out of a lineup for GBH .

Niall

Lads I've lots of close-ups of birds if your stuck - robins finches tits sparrows starlings and a camera shy yellow-hammer too oh and if i can find it on the old pc - a hen harrier from great salttee aswell

AnimalRights

njburke wrote: »

Animalrights>
Do they fluff out to lower the the body temperature or just don't feel like preening when they're sick ?

/edit
" it would be to raise the temps...or protect from cold, if they're not sick. "

robinph

sNarah wrote: »

(*starts looking for nails, glue and ... oh ... a robin*)

Runs away. :eek: