<< Previous Next >>

Sitting Robin


Sitting Robin
Photo Information
Copyright: Charles Neill (charlieneill) (2)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-13
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-19 2:51
Viewed: 2693
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula), also known as a ruddock, robinet, or (in Anglophone Europe) simply robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.

The term Robin is also applied to some unrelated birds with red breasts. These include the American Robin (Turdus migratorius), which is a thrush, and the Australian red robins of the genus Petroica, which are more closely related to crows.

This one was in the Cherry Tree in my garden feeding on sunflower hearts.

Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Hi Charles
Great photo of this robin. The colors and detail are great and you have a very good POV. I like how you have also managed to get the background blurred.
TFS
Sion

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF