Not really for critique as an art photo. Still I was excited to capture this scene of the robins' feeding their young. They were recently nesting on a ledge at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, and didn't seem to mind the visitors. Some birds are amazingly adaptive. Just thought to share this.
Harald
Pentax MZ-S, fa* 400mm 5.6, 200 iso slide film
Rick and Erik and all,
Thanks for the comments. No idea what they're feeding them, probably some kind of a worm.
In this shot, they look like they're almost posing, but actually the moment was fleetingly short. One of the robin parents would appear about every 15 minutes, and feed them something, usually with their back turned towards me. Had to sit there for 1 1/2 hours observing, when both parents showed up on each side of the young ones.
Got off a couple exposures, and then they were gone again to gather more food. Sure is a lot of work for them, feeding their young.
Harald
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3 repliesHarald
Pentax MZ-S, fa* 400mm 5.6, 200 iso slide film
This is a nice catch. What are they feeding them?
Thanks for the comments. No idea what they're feeding them, probably some kind of a worm.
In this shot, they look like they're almost posing, but actually the moment was fleetingly short. One of the robin parents would appear about every 15 minutes, and feed them something, usually with their back turned towards me. Had to sit there for 1 1/2 hours observing, when both parents showed up on each side of the young ones.
Got off a couple exposures, and then they were gone again to gather more food. Sure is a lot of work for them, feeding their young.
Harald