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.
Nice. No sign of them here yet.
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.
We still have a meter and a half of snow on the ground. They usually don’t get here until it starts to melt.