American robin

[Barbie Heid]

Rainy day today, so only a few robins were out looking for worms.

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D7100
• 150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 2800

 

[1971_M5]

Very nice shots. High ISO, too. Sharp and colorful. Just right. #3 especially with the background. So... DX "crop factor" (FLM) of 1.5 @ 600mm = 900mm "eq" -- I would have to sneak-up very close with a FX body and "only" 500mm of reach! The bird would fly away by the time I got within range. When I was a kid (living in this same area) it seemed that "robins" were ubiquitous. I still see them, but not as often as before (it seems). The ones that we have around here (as I recall) have slightly longer necks... maybe? I'll be looking a little closer the next time I see one.

 

[Barbie Heid]

Very nice shots. High ISO, too. Sharp and colorful. Just right. #3 especially with the background. So... DX "crop factor" (FLM) of 1.5 @ 600mm = 900mm "eq" -- I would have to sneak-up very close with a FX body and "only" 500mm of reach! The bird would fly away by the time I got within range. When I was a kid (living in this same area) it seemed that "robins" were ubiquitous. I still see them, but not as often as before (it seems). The ones that we have around here (as I recall) have slightly longer necks... maybe? I'll be looking a little closer the next time I see one.

Thank you! My mom used to tell me that they were the first signs of spring, but this year we started seeing them around Christmas, I guess there's different morphs for different regions, but as to seeing them often, they invade my yard in droves after it rains.