scarlet robin

[avkomp]

these are one of my favourite small birds. a little while back there was a pair hanging around with a flock of yellow rumped thornbills. I saw them every day and then they just vanished.
spent a lot of time after them. they were perching in a bare maple tree closely watching the garden, pouncing on anything edible. sometimes they were in clear spots, sometimes not but watching them you often got a shot. got heaps of them whilst around so am a happy camper. I wanted a wing extended pic or flight but they were just too jumpy.
firstly mr robin
d5 600f4 tc17 (1000mm) 1/160 f8 iso 1600. full frame

then mrs robin


d5 600f4 tc17 (1000mm) 1/200 f8 iso 1600 about 60% frame

[Grumpy John]

Fantastic images Stephen, good to see you back, you, and your lovely images, have been missed.

[davcoll]

Very nice Stephen.

Dave

[avkomp]

thanks folks, for those interested, the backgrounds havent been shopped. just a case of nothing in the background except trees and grass down the back, or hills. the lens bokeh does the work for you.

[dolina]

Love the 1st

[wigz]

Top quality images as usual Stephen. Lovely light and excellent detail.

[avkomp]

thanks mate. these taken in late arvo light which is behind me. these were more or less point blank for the lens so that helps and these 2 were relatively cooperative for the few weeks they were hanging around. very often on the same perch too so you could prefocus on that and make a minor adjustment if they came. then just linke that they have vanished. but a few hundred decent pix in the time they were around