Great Lakes region, USA. March 2026.
Oly E-M1 @ 270mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 250.
Edited in darktable.
I was on my way back home when this orange breast caught my eye. This robin let me get right up on him. He was a little leary, but had higher priorities. Food must have been hard to come by over the last few days. Our ice storm encased everything in a thick transparent glass. Luckily these bittersweet nightshade berries were ripe for the taking.
Fun fact: estimates put the American robin population near 370 million.
9 Comments
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 153d
Ah, forgot this one.
marighost@piefed.social · 7 pts · 153d
The little jump for the berries ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Incredible photos! I'm glad you're a regular poster here!
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 153d
Thank you. I love posting here and seeing what others post. This little glutton was all over these berries. I snapped quite a few decent shots. Unfortunately the background is crappy or these could have been really good.
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 153d
American robins seem to be fatter and gaudier than their European counterparts. Just saying.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 153d
They're just like us.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 153d
Nice. No sign of them here yet.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 153d
Soon enough I'm sure. I went out again yesterday and legitimately saw around a hundred of them. We're lousy with robins, red-winged blackbirds, and starlings right now.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 153d
We still have a meter and a half of snow on the ground. They usually don't get here until it starts to melt.
doxxx@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 153d
Nice pics! We’ve started seeing (and hearing!) these guys in Ontario as well.