The weather here has been pretty crummy this past week. During that time a robin has been busy building a nest outside my kitchen window. I’m pretty excited about this development. I got some great pictures last spring when we were lucky to have four baby robins grow up in a nest in that same spot. This morning the weather had cleared so I set up my camera, and then went back inside to take some photos using my remote shutter. I couldn’t resist taking this photo of my set-up with my point and shoot when I saw it outside my window this morning:
The robin is off the nest and framed in-between the tripod legs.
With the camera I have set up outside, I got this shot:
ISO 400 50mm 0ev f/7.1 1/50
I’m hoping to have some robin babies appear in the next few weeks. My camera set-up is my response to this week’s photo challenge, up, at WordPress.
Cheers!
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That other robin is so fat! Ironic because my post for tomorrow is a haiku about a robin. 🙂 No picture, though, I’m afraid, but yours is lovely.
janet
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Thank you so much! I’ll look for your haiku 🙂
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If anyone else would like to see this haiku, it is here: http://wp.me/p27gJE-1Nd
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You are so lucky to have them within eyeshot. We may have some in the junipers but even so we won’t be able to photograph them. Keep us posted with your shots. Looking forward to seeing new developments. Nice shot you have for this challenge.
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Thanks, and yes, the placement of that nest just could not be more perfect.
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Nice shot of the robin in the nest, and thanks for the link to the video from last year – that is a great series of shots. I’m happy to see that you’re setting up to chronicle 2013 and I look forward to pictures of the nest as the season progresses!
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Thanks, I am super excited about this project. Thanks for checking out the link!
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That is a beautiful shot!
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Thanks 🙂
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Great photo!!!
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Thank you!
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Awesome interpretation! Great shot!
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Thank you very much, I’m hoping to have more to post as time progresses.
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OH that’s goiung to be amazing again then PJB to see some more robin nestlings !!! I remember that video well .
Gosh .. you have some set up there 😉
Have fun .
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I’m very excited about it as well. I will have fun 🙂
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I’d love to get a remote shutter. I need one, but I haven’t bought one yet.
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I bought one last year when I had this same set-up. Really I couldn’t get these shots without it. It is a purchase that I don’t think you will regret.
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That is a cute picture – it will be fun to see little robins!
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I am hoping that they all make it 🙂
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Precious shot! Beautiful bird.
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Thanks 🙂
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Keep us posted on the robins!
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I am hoping to have lots more to share 🙂
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Wow, can’t wait to see those baby birds.
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I’m hoping things go well, and I will be sharing more pictures when I get them 🙂
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This should be quite amazing. I am really looking forward to your pictures of baby birds.
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I got some great shots last year, so I am really hoping for some good ones this year as well 🙂
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Looking forward to the babies!!
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Me too!
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The (set-) up. I like it!!
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Thanks 🙂
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Aw hello Mr. Robin!
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🙂
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OH MY WORD!! I think this might be your best capture yet my friend♥ TOO precious!
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Thanks so much!
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The robin is amazing, the shot is precious, and your interpretation of “up” is genius.
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Thank you very much 🙂 It is what I am working on at the moment, so I had to make it fit the theme somehow 🙂
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That robin hardly fits in the nest. 😀 Great photos. That’s a very impressive set-up you have there.
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This nest is super deep, but not particularly wide. Also, she wasn’t finished laying her eggs, so she was still quite large.
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Wonderful! 🙂
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Thanks!
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Oh what a treasure!! That photo of the robin sitting on the nest is precious. I hope I get one picture like that this spring! Sharon
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Good luck, I hope you get a photo too. I will have several more posts about this robin’s nest. I am getting some good photos, but it takes awhile to process through them 🙂
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Lovely shot – and how exciting to have babies on the way!
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Yes, everything is going well I’m happy to say 🙂
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