Friday, March 18, 2011

Robin at breakfast

AMERICAN ROBIN, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, MARCH 17, 2011

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300 at 300mm
1/2000 sec. f9.0
ISO 1600

Another in yesterday's harvest of robin shots from the Botanic Garden, this one shows the subject feeding on winter-dried fruit from a David crabapple tree. I'm learning that it takes patience to get photographs of birds physically interacting with the world around them, not just perching prettily on a branch. Click for a large version.

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