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Great Lakes region, USA. March 2026.

Oly E-M1 @ 270mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 250.

Edited in darktable.

I was on my way back home when this orange breast caught my eye. This robin let me get right up on him. He was a little leary, but had higher priorities. Food must have been hard to come by over the last few days. Our ice storm encased everything in a thick transparent glass. Luckily these bittersweet nightshade berries were ripe for the taking.

Fun fact: estimates put the American robin population near 370 million.

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

American robins seem to be fatter and gaudier than their European counterparts. Just saying.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

They're just like us.

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 hours ago

Nice pics! We’ve started seeing (and hearing!) these guys in Ontario as well.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Nice. No sign of them here yet.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Soon enough I'm sure. I went out again yesterday and legitimately saw around a hundred of them. We're lousy with robins, red-winged blackbirds, and starlings right now.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

We still have a meter and a half of snow on the ground. They usually don't get here until it starts to melt.

[–] marighost@piefed.social 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The little jump for the berries 😭😭😭

Incredible photos! I'm glad you're a regular poster here!

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Thank you. I love posting here and seeing what others post. This little glutton was all over these berries. I snapped quite a few decent shots. Unfortunately the background is crappy or these could have been really good.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Ah, forgot this one.