From: Christine Nielsen
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...
The babies hop out of the nest before they can actually fly, and
the parents continue to feed them. They may still be hanging around in
your yard somewhere.
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