A robin family built a nest in a bush right outside our back door, practically on top of the driveway. I have been watching mama robin do her thing for about a week... every time I'd check on her, she'd be dutifully sitting on her nest. Then, a couple of days ago, I peeked, and she wasn't there. Sure enough, she had a nestful of hatchlings. Four, in all.
I'm not much of a nature photographer, but this was a pretty easy get, and - bonus! - I didn't have to wake up before dawn to hike out into the middle of a swamp. Tricky business, still. Getting a clear line of sight into the nest without trimming the boxwood and not getting too close for mama's comfort was a challenge. Anyway, I ended up with one or two that I like: http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h5fc506ae#h5fc505cc I used the 60-250, and cropped pretty heavily... I think the image held up ok, considering... what do you think? Unfortunately, there might be a sad ending to this tale... yesterday, I didn't see mama in the nest except once in the morning. No little beaks or tufty heads peeking out of the nest all day, either. And nothing today. I fear the worst... that my snooping on them may have spooked mama, or tipped off a crow or other predator to a tasty lunch. :( A shame, since I was hoping that mama would stick around & give me some pointers on shoving younguns out of the nest... -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
