Fatherly Duties by skipt07

Fatherly Duties

I looked out the window this afternoon and saw a nest in our red crab apple tree. I wasn't sure at first if it was a new nest or one from last year. A few minutes later I saw this male American Robin sitting on it. Couldn't pass up a great opportunity like this.
way to go daddy robin, mom must be at work.. great capture and story.. looks like a painting
April 11th, 2012  
Great shot- the colors are gorgeous!
April 11th, 2012  
@dmdfday - Thank you very much Diane!!

@jannkc - Thank you so much Jann and particularly for the FAV!
April 11th, 2012  
Very nice! I like the colors.
April 11th, 2012  
@karens68 - I appreciate that very much Karen!!
April 11th, 2012  
Wonderful shot, the Robins there are so different to our UK ones!
April 11th, 2012  
@hudd - Thank you very much Hudd!! I believe that what is called an American Robin isn't actually a robin. The American Robin is in the thrush family while the European Robin is in the flycatcher family.
April 11th, 2012  
Very good catch. Getting a sharp focus on birds is a well honed skill and luck.
April 11th, 2012  
@juleswoome - Thank you Julie!! You forgot one thing. With digital photography you can take many different shots with no cost to you other then time. Hopefully out of all those shots one will be good or even great.
April 11th, 2012  
@skipt07 Absolutely! I try so hard to cut down on the total number of shots I take but fail miserably!
April 11th, 2012  
@juleswoome - I have returned home too many times thinking I had the perfect picture only to view them on the monitor and find out they are slightly out of focus. So I now try and err on the side of caution.
April 11th, 2012  
aha so this is what an American robin looks like...I posted an Engish one today!
April 15th, 2012  
great capture BTW and fabulous spot
April 15th, 2012  
@sparkle - Thank you Juliette!! I will swing over and look at your English Robin when I am finished posting this. As I mentioned to Hudd, I see that the American Robin isn't really a robin. The American Robin is a member of the Thrush family while the European Robin is a member of the Flycatcher family.
April 16th, 2012  
Fun to flashback! What sweetness you captured.
November 13th, 2016  
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