Robins Downunder

LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
edited July 27, 2011 in Wildlife
So strange, the variety of birds are known as 'robins' around the world. Here are a few photos of one of the Aussie robins, captured near Briagolong in Victoria on the weekend.

1. Scarlet Robin (male) Petroica boodang

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2. Another male Scarlet Robin... or possibly the same one from a different angle...

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3. Scarlet Robin (female)

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4. Scarlet Robin (female)

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Comments and suggestions much appreciated.

Comments

  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2011
    What a nice looking bird, and great captures
    Regards - Dennis

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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Thanks so much for your kind comment, Dennis, and for taking the time to look.
  • kathiemtkathiemt Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Lovely shots. I've seen the Flame Robin but not the Scarlet Robin. Nice you got both the male and female.
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  • Mathieu05Mathieu05 Registered Users Posts: 203 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Great capture! love the series...
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Thanks so much for the kind comments, Kathie and Mathieu.

    The robins were fun to photograph. They seemed to enjoy posing. :)
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2011
    A great set and fantastic ID series thumb.gifclap
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2011
    jwear wrote: »
    A great set and fantastic ID series thumb.gifclap

    Thank you so much! They were wonderfully cooperative about being photographed.
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2011
    #4 is my favorite! Great light, beautiful colors, beautiful BG--just a terrific capture! Best, Pam
  • korandokekorandoke Registered Users Posts: 517 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2011
    nice serie
    Best regards,
    Korandoke
  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2011
    Those are a much cuter robin than ours!! I like 2 & 4, they make a nice set. Thanks for sharing.
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2011
    PGM wrote: »
    #4 is my favorite! Great light, beautiful colors, beautiful BG--just a terrific capture! Best, Pam

    Thanks, Pam. The female robin was definitely easier to photograph. She seemed less shy, and has the added advantage that her eyes don't blend in with the feathers on her head like they do on the male.
    korandoke wrote: »
    nice serie

    Thanks for the kind comment!
    deb22 wrote: »
    Those are a much cuter robin than ours!! I like 2 & 4, they make a nice set. Thanks for sharing.

    These Aussie robins are definitely smaller... I wonder if the species are related by anything more than their common names? That post in 2 & 4 seemed to be a favoured perch. Thanks for the comment! :)
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2011
    Well composed and exposed captures. thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2011
    All are terrific...I like the comp and BG on the third shot.mwink.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2011
    Great captures all of them! thumb.gif
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2011
    Super series Lindiwe! clap.gif

    I agree there is a big variation in what is called robins - those in your pics look more like tits (had to word that carefully :D). Here, they are somewhere between thrushes and chats, whereas in Europe and NAmerica, they appear to be closer to thrushes.
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    Well composed and exposed captures. thumb.gif

    Thanks so much, Harry! Means a lot, coming from someone who takes such fantastic pictures!
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    All are terrific...I like the comp and BG on the third shot.mwink.gif

    The third image is actually my favourite, too - maybe because it was such fun to watch her hanging on to the side of the tree.
    raptorcaptor wrote: »
    Great captures all of them! thumb.gif

    Thank you so much!
    BigAl wrote: »
    Super series Lindiwe! clap.gif

    I agree there is a big variation in what is called robins - those in your pics look more like tits (had to word that carefully :D). Here, they are somewhere between thrushes and chats, whereas in Europe and NAmerica, they appear to be closer to thrushes.

    Thanks, BigAl :) There doesn't seem to be much logic involved in the common names for birds. You are absolutely right that our robins are more like tits. Here is a Tomtit, from New Zealand:

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    Looks like a robin to me :) (Photo is not a good one, as it was taken at MUCH too low a shutterspeed.)
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