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Image of day on 27 Oct 2005

The robin surveying the feeding area.


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Image of day on 17 Sep 2005

Robin using the rock as a morning lookout post.


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Image of day on 27 Sep 2005

A sleek Robin delicately picking over the corn for breakfast.


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Image of day on 07 Feb 2006

A robin singing but out of our earshot. What a pity.


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Image of day on 11 Feb 2006

The robin at the remote feeding log.


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Image of day on 22 Jan 2006

A robin nicely poised on the small log. Warmer weather now so not as plumped out as the image for 17 Jan 2006 (taken on the 12th)


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Image of day on 03 Feb 2006

A Robin nicely poised on the log.


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Image Taken on 27 Dec 2007 at 07:35    Image of day on 27 Jan 2008

A bit near the right edge of the field of view for artistic crop, but this robin, about to land with claws outstretched and legs bent ready to absorb the impact of landing, catches our fancy.


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Image Taken on 22 Feb 2015 at 07:11    Image of day on 07 Apr 2015

The Tree sparrow doesn't seem pleased to see the Robin arriving in this pre-dawn encounter.


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Image Taken on 31 Jul 2018 at 06:58    Image of day on 19 Sep 2018

An early morning Robin 'drops in' next to a juvenile Tree Sparrow that doesn't seem particularly concerned - it may not know that some Robin are 'bully boys'.


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Image Taken on 24 Feb 2009 at 07:08    Image of day on 17 Mar 2009

A robin coming in to land on the log at site 2


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Image Taken on 06 Mar 2009 at 08:02    Image of day on 25 Mar 2009

A new 'breed' of camera (Casio EX-F1) can store good quality pictures at high speed until you tell it to stop. Just right for catching action you know will happen but don't know when.


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Image Taken on 11 Jun 2015 at 07:07    Image of day on 18 Aug 2015

Whiffling down though the air to the peanut feeder a little to the right, this Robin is maneuvering itself and starting to lower the landing gear.


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Image Taken on 29 Jul 2017 at 18:28    Image of day on 13 Sep 2017

A Robin on the ground threatens another flying over, while ignoring the female Chaffinches on either side.
Robins look lovely but are aggressive little birds.


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Image Taken on 27 May 2020 at 17:49    Image of day on 28 Jun 2020

Things don't always go according to plan.
We have seen this Robin a few times, with what looks like down feathers sticking out of his back. He sings well and flies fine and seems likely to be holding this territory.


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Image Taken on 06 Nov 2023 at 13:29    Image of day on 11 Dec 2023

The Great Tit (bottom left) is barely landing and already the Robin is launching a territorial attack


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Image Taken on 27 Feb 2006 at 17:20    Image of day on 10 Mar 2006

This robin is probably about to land on the stone The wing position indicates that it is aerobraking - reducing forward speed prior to landing.


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Image of day on 06 Jan 2006

NASA didn't invent aerobraking as this robin demonstrates, though they do it on a grander scale! While regularly seen on waterfowl (ducks, geese and swans) it is so quick on a robin you only see it in slow motion or in a fortuitous still.


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Image Taken on 17 Nov 2015 at 07:32    Image of day on 27 Dec 2015

A Robin preparing to land. We like the shadow of the legs on the underside of the wing.


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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2008 at 15:35    Image of day on 18 Dec 2008

As the robin takes off some corn grains and a fallen leaf go flying as well.


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