Snow in March and 50 Male Robins!
I've been photographing nature and wildlife for years and have a degree in biology but never saw what I saw (and photographed) today!
Snow in March -- been there, done that!
50 ROBINS ALL AT ONCE (in the snow or anywhere else) probably.
50 ROBINS -- ALL MALES and aggressively chasing one another as if to establish food and breeding territory I presume -- never!
Until today.
With that kind of photo opportunity, it's hard not to get some real good images.
Here's one!
Male Robins have dark crown feathers, females, gray.
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Wonder where the ladies are.
Stunning photo Mac.
The Ladies are playing coy, as usual.
Got a couple more similar shots but different body (birdie) language.
I'm hangin' out waiting for a male Redbellied Woodpecker to return; I saw him three times today but couldn't nail a good shot.
Hey Amac, that's a great shot.
Is the background white from snow or did you drop it out in Photoshop ?
Best to you.
Hey Pat,
The background is snow; I shot from an angle somewhat above the Robin and behind him and below was a snow-covered backyard that came up featureless because of the shutter speed and aperture combination.
Because I used a flash to fill in the shadow areas of the bird, I got a 1/60 second shutter speed. At that speed, the bright snow was overexposed and that made it both bright and featureless -- just right to make the subject pop!
Always makes me smile when you come around.
Very nice photo. He is fluffing his feathers to stay warm, I figure. The colors came out perfectly.
The ladies were all smart enough to stay down in Florida for a couple more weeks until it got warmer. I'm sure that they gave careful instructions to the guys, though, "You'd better have that nest at least half built by the time I get there, or else".
Out shopping, where else?