Last month in the area where I photographed this adult American Robin perched in a Serviceberry tree in the Wasatch Mountains showed all the signs of fall. The color of leaves were changing, the air was cooler than it had been since early spring and I could hear elk bugling in the distance. After last weeks much needed rain in the valley and snow in the high country I bet it looks like a winter wonderland up there now.
Adult American Robin in a Serviceberry tree – Nikon D500, f7.1, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I had a slow morning bird wise on the 17th of September, I was seeing birds but most of them were too far away to photograph or they remained nearly hidden from my view. That was fine with me because what I needed was some peace and quiet, I needed to be away from the news and to have time to relax. I love being out in nature just as much as I love photographing birds.
My best bird that morning was this adult American Robin that fluffed, preened and gobbled down some berries while perched in a Utah Serviceberry tree. In this photo I believe the robin was keeping an eye out for a Cooper’s Hawk I had seen fly overhead a few minutes earlier. I like the scrunched up posture it showed me for some reason.
Nothing fancy or terribly exciting but a bird is a bird is a bird.
Life is good.
Mia
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At first I thought it was a fairly routine shot. But as I continued to look at it the Robin became more and more intriguing; then it occurred to me that none of your images are “routine”. Thanks Mia.
Very lovely photo. Thank you for sharing!
Such a pretty little thing, all fluffed up like that. Thanks for a great end-of-the-week shot. 🙂