Month: November 2012

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How to train a Robin

1. Identifying your Robin

Everyone knows what the Robin looks like; red breast, usually found on the front of Christmas cards, etc. But get up close to one, as I hope you will be able to with the lessons learnt here and you’ll discover how limited those preconceived ideas are. In fact, you’ll discover that really they’re orange breasted, not red.

A Robin, taken with a Nikon D50 with a Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8 lens at ISO1200 – oh what? You’re not interested in the camera? Yeah, he’s cute.A Robin, taken with a Nikon D50 with a Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8 lens at ISO1200 – oh what? You’re not interested in the camera? Yeah, he’s cute.
A Robin (again). He could have cleaned the remains of his lunch off his beak – he’s got bits of meal worm on there still.A Robin (again). He could have cleaned the remains of his lunch off his beak – he’s got bits of meal worm on there still.
A book about Robin(s). “The Life of the Robin” by David LackA book about Robin(s). “The Life of the Robin” by David Lack

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