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I think I didn't use the TCON but I am not sure. Slightly cropped and gamma-adjusted.

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Tels

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Tels, it's a nice shot of the bird, well focused and composed, but it sure doesn't look like a Robin to me. Since I can't really tell what part of the world you live in (I know you didn't shoot that little bird in Antarctica), it's hard to identify the little critter.
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John_Reed said:
Tels, it's a nice shot of the bird, well focused and composed, but
it sure doesn't look like a Robin to me. Since I can't really tell
what part of the world you live in (I know you didn't shoot that
little bird in Antarctica),
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Really? How can you tell?:-P
John_Reed said:
it's hard to identify the little
critter.
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dict.leo.org says:

robin - amerikanische Wanderdrossel
robin - das Rotkehlchen
robin redbreast -das Rotkehlchen

a "wanderdrossel" is something like a hiking trush (not sure how you would translate that back to english) and I am fairly sure that this is a red breast. (its hard to see in the shot but not only the face but also the breast were red). And the image fits the one in my bird book.

However, I didn't know that a "robin" is different from a "robin redbreast", I thought that robin is the correct word. Sorry for the confusion!

Btw, central europe :-)

Cheers,

Tels

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Tels, the Robins around here have dark grey wing feathers, and a prominent red breast, with white under-tail feathers. Further, they usually have a white ring around their eyes, and seem to be bigger than your little bird. Here's an example of one I just happened to shoot recently:



So you can understand my confusion?
Tels said:
John_Reed said:
Tels, it's a nice shot of the bird, well focused and composed, but
it sure doesn't look like a Robin to me. Since I can't really tell
what part of the world you live in (I know you didn't shoot that
little bird in Antarctica),
Click to expand...
Really? How can you tell?:-P
Tels said:
it's hard to identify the little
critter.
Click to expand...
dict.leo.org says:

robin - amerikanische Wanderdrossel
robin - das Rotkehlchen
robin redbreast -das Rotkehlchen

a "wanderdrossel" is something like a hiking trush (not sure how
you would translate that back to english) and I am fairly sure that
this is a red breast. (its hard to see in the shot but not only the
face but also the breast were red). And the image fits the one in
my bird book.

However, I didn't know that a "robin" is different from a "robin
redbreast", I thought that robin is the correct word. Sorry for the
confusion!

Btw, central europe :-)

Cheers,

Tels

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You will be offended by my photos*:

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Tels/John

You are both right! Tels picture is indeed a Robin of the British/European variety. The American Robin is a much bigger bird, more like the size of a blackbird here. The Robin is one of our best-loved garden birds - they are very bold (cheeky even!) and will sit on the gardeners fork while he is resting as if to say "come on, more worms please!" They also sometimes build their nests in very strange places - disused tractors/machinery etc!

Tels - you have made me smile again - Robin Redbreast is simply an affectionate name for this popular bird, the name we might use when describing him to children!

By the way, I do not have a gallery. I once put some example pics on pbase but my free trial seems to have expired. I spend too much time messing about with cameras instead of taking pictures. I will have to put that right!
 
Lizz said:
Tels/John
You are both right! Tels picture is indeed a Robin of the
British/European variety. The American Robin is a much bigger
bird, more like the size of a blackbird here. The Robin is one of
our best-loved garden birds - they are very bold (cheeky even!) and
will sit on the gardeners fork while he is resting as if to say
"come on, more worms please!" They also sometimes build their
nests in very strange places - disused tractors/machinery etc!
Tels - you have made me smile again - Robin Redbreast is simply an
affectionate name for this popular bird, the name we might use when
describing him to children!
By the way, I do not have a gallery. I once put some example pics
on pbase but my free trial seems to have expired. I spend too much
time messing about with cameras instead of taking pictures. I will
have to put that right!
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I thought I'd just chip in and agree about the Robin - I've often seen pictures of the American Robin posted and wondered if "ours" occurs in the US at all - obviously not! The British/European Robin (Erithacus rubecula, not that it helps!) is also a member of the thrush family (just about) but is MUCH smaller than the US one, being a shade smaller than a typical finch. They are the single commonest theme on our Christmas cards, too!

Our goldfinches are completely different to the US ones too, by the way (and like with our Robins, both sexes look identical). I'd describe one for you, except that would be getting a bit off-topic...!

H
 
Just another example of American dominance. Bigger cars, bigger Robins! ;-) I think your little Robins are about the size of one of our little Hermit Thrushes, but in accordance with the European vs. American economies, they probably eat less.
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John Reed

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That's right, start an argument, then disappear!

Well, I'm going to do the same. Off to bed now (according to my husband that DOESN'T mean I've had the last word!)
 
Pop and Mom Robin taken today by my wife;they are nesting in a nearby Magnolia. They like the Currants my wife provides them. No post-processing,except to reduce size and combine the images.Regard,bob

 
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