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[canon eos]

I shot this a few days ago in bushes. It's not a great photo but I am surprised it turned out as well as it did since the shutter speed was 1/125sec hand-held!



Thanks for any help or input.

Canon T2i, 400L lens.

[GreatHorn]

A younger American Robin. Fantastic shot!

[BarnSwallow]

Agree with juvie robin. Beautiful!!

[TheGodComplex]

Edit: Nevermind. I agree with Robin.

[canon eos]

Thanks.
I've seen many (1000s) of Robins but this looked different. Must be its youth!

[BarnSwallow]

Yes, it's definitely different-looking!

[RyanWarnerPa]

What an over-sized mandible! Thing looks twice the normal length of a typical Robin.

[Safeleo]

Nope, id say its a meadowlark, eastern, probably.

[BarnSwallow]

No, it's not a meadowlark. No doubt that it's an American robin. Meadowlarks have brown and tan very streaky backs, and have white outer tail feathers on a much shorter tail. They also have pale legs, and a very different bill - stout at the base tapering to a sharp point. It would also be very unusual to see a meadowlark in a tree like this - sometimes they'll perch at the top of an open tree, but not like this. The GISS is pure robin, and completely wrong for meadowlark.

[canon eos]

This is the as-shot image so you can see it was not altered in the process............

[TheBillyPilgrim]

Nope, id say its a meadowlark, eastern, probably.

Definitely an immature American Robin. I think the bill was probably throwing you off. In my experience, most bird's bill's tend to look very different if caught open in a photo (usually longer and pointier, like in this shot).

[CraigT]

What a steady hand! Great shot

[canon eos]

What a steady hand! Great shot

Thank you everyone.
I'm a senior citizen (65) but/and have been doing photography for over 3 decades. When I got the 400L lens last year I wasn't sure how it would work out, an equivalent 640mm, and hopefully hand-held. It seems the combo T2i and 400L is a good fit. I also have a hand grip (which I have discussed here), an inexpensive 'aid' I have used on my cameras for over 20 years. Combine that with higher ISOs, though this was at ISO 400, I'm very pleased with things.

I appreciate all the input.

[blackburnian]

young robin

[birdbrain22]

This is a DEFINATE 100% juvenile American Robin.

[cestma]

Thank you everyone.
I'm a senior citizen (65) but/and have been doing photography for over 3 decades. When I got the 400L lens last year I wasn't sure how it would work out, an equivalent 640mm, and hopefully hand-held. It seems the combo T2i and 400L is a good fit. I also have a hand grip (which I have discussed here), an inexpensive 'aid' I have used on my cameras for over 20 years. Combine that with higher ISOs, though this was at ISO 400, I'm very pleased with things.

I appreciate all the input.

Could you please give me a link to where you've discussed your hand grip?

--Diane G.

[canon eos]

Could you please give me a link to where you've discussed your hand grip?

--Diane G.

I posted this info article back in May of this year...............

http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/topic/79626-dslr-camera-owners-get-a-grip-for-your-consideration/page__fromsearch__1

[shixingwen]

Beautiful shot!