# American Robin

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [April 13, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251 "2025-04-13T21:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251/1 "2025-04-13T21:56:13Z")

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### Description

Another from last week – the Robins perch in this tree to watch for bugs in the small winter creek below it. We’ve had enough late rain that there is still some water and a lot of damp soil rich in juicy bugs. The tree is downhill from my blind so I get an eye-level view.

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 ![Screenshot 2025-04-13 at 2.30.11 PM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/7/c74c22a6f2478fe0096befa2130c44abfe993922.png)

Minor global tonal tweaks in LR, then into PS for Topaz Denoise and a little intrusive branch pruning. Cropped to about 50%.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251/2 "2025-04-13T22:19:44Z")

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Nice perch and heat turn, Diane. Good to see another robin and this angle isn’t one we see often. I like the slightly spread wing.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251/3 "2025-04-14T20:31:23Z")

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Diane, this bird is quite grey, so I’m guessing that it’s a female. I have a male (who’s almost black) that has a particular site where he likes to drink, but it’s partly obscurred from my blind, so no pics…yet… The pose and the details in the feathers look good.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251/4 "2025-04-14T21:55:53Z")

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Thanks, @Mark_Seaver – I also assume a female, although I don’t know when the first year males get their darker feathers. In my very limited experience, the males seem to be darker mostly on the head.

I had a couple of fledglings/juveniles last year, so hoping for more.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/american-robin/46251/5 "2025-04-15T12:26:21Z")

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Hi Diane, love the pose with the head turn towards us. I didn’t know males were darker this time of year so that’s good information. Interesting angle on the bird.