Our First Robin of 2014

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Its only January, but after clearing snow this morning, I noticed a robin sitting by the front of our house in a crabapple tree eating last years crabapples.

I grabbed my 5D MK III and put on my 100-400L and took a photo out my front window. When he did not fly, I went outside and managed to take a few shots before he flew. These are not cropped, and have minor adjustments in exposure.

400mm f/6.3 1/250 sec ISO 100

400mm f/6.3 1/320 sec ISO 125

We've had a foot of snow over the last two or three days, but the cold arctic air is moving in, clear skies and very cold!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Mt Spokane.
Lovely pictures, so crisp and sharp, I guess he was more interested in the food than you!

Cheers Graham.

 

[Jeffbridge]

Beautiful photography and clicks.

 

[Northstar]

Its only January, but after clearing snow this morning, I noticed a robin sitting by the front of our house in a crabapple tree eating last years crabapples.

I grabbed my 5D MK III and put on my 100-400L and took a photo out my front window. When he did not fly, I went outside and managed to take a few shots before he flew. These are not cropped, and have minor adjustments in exposure.

400mm f/6.3 1/250 sec ISO 100

400mm f/6.3 1/320 sec ISO 125

We've had a foot of snow over the last two or three days, but the cold arctic air is moving in, clear skies and very cold!

great shots! I just heard on the radio today that roughly 5% of robins don't migrate to the south....this might be one of those.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

We are seeing different birds every week now, so the migration is starting. The Robins around here seem to migrate. It seems a bit early, we had some nice weather in January, but in February it turned to below zero and warmed up enough to snow.
The cold weather contributed to my blowing a hydraulic line on my tractor. The hydraulic fluid gets really thick when its cold, even though my tractor is stored in a barn. Last winter, I blew a radiator which cracked the head, which set me back a ton of money. Diesel engine parts cost more than camera parts, so do new radiators.