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“Baby its cold outside”

“Baby its cold outside”
A local robin that came down from a tree to say hello on my snow walk. It was so cold (-6C) that like all robins it has fluffed its feathers up as much as possible to retain body heat underneath. It may have hoped that I had some food for it but alas only a camera to hand.

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Richard Nuttall, Gabi Lombardo, David G Johnson, Reginhart and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Jo WaLo
Jo WaLo club
Sehr schön eingefangen, tolle Bildschärfe!
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Jo WaLo club
Always good that you enjoy my photos Jo.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
Frohes Neues Jahr, Herb!
Würde mir auch gerade gut so ein Gefieder vorstellen bei mir ;-))
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to uwschu club
Hi Uwe, nice to see you again and my New Year Greetings too.

Yes a good plumage must be good at times.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
so sweet
3 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful bird image; great use of bokeh.
3 months ago.
 Old Owl
Old Owl club
Being fluffed up makes it look quite grumpy, though I think I'd be grumpy too in those temperatures. Brrrr!
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Old Owl club
It looks like it is doing what we might do to blow ourselves up -shutting its mouth (beak) and blowing like mad :) - It was very cold.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 Pearl
Pearl club
C'est une jolie prise. Effectivement il ne doit pas avoir bien chaud et il a peut-être faim aussi.
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Pearl club
Hello Pearl. We have quite a lot of these robins around and we often see two in our garden trying to eat of bird seeds. Glad you liked it.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A nice little fellow Herb you are right Baby its cold outside.
Have a good day.
Gordon
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
My ears were tingling as I took this on my way back home through the snowy valley. Glad you liked him.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 Adele
Adele club
A delightful and very sharp winter image, Herb. A sweet little robin all fluffed up and a beautiful bokeh.
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Adele club
Great that you enjoyed this. I did i fact take a few, including some very nice with a deep blue sky background but I did like the colours and bokeh of this capture before it moved to the higher perch with the blue.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 James
James club
Aww the poor little robin doesn't look very happy, beautiful shot though
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to James club
He's cold my friend. Would you be happy on that snow laden branch? Glad you liked him.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
He's trying to protect himself as best as possible from the cold.
His posture and expression convey this well, Herb!
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to J.Garcia club
In that Judite, you are exactly right. They are so sweet though.

Best Wishes. Herb
3 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Such a little beauty and it's posing very nicely for your Herb. I bet it's feet are freezing:-)

An excellent capture in gorgeous light with some lovely bokeh!

Love the title too :-))
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Glad you liked another of my shots Keith. I thought I looked more smug than cold. I once heard (or read) that these birds have hardly any nerve endings in those feet (claws)so don't feel the cold. Glad you liked the bokeh which to be honest is more accidental than through design :)

Best Wishes. Herb

ps good that you liked the title too. I do my best!
3 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Ha, ha.........I suspect that you're showing your age using that title :-)))

(and I'm showing mine for knowing)!
3 months ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Eine tolle Rockabilly- Frisur :-) ***
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to LotharW club
Ah yes, I see that now too. Thanks for this.

Cheers. Herb
3 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Wonderful winter capture!
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to William Sutherland club
Cheers William.
3 months ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
A great capture Herb,. still crisp on 2x zoom too,. among other birds we have a visiting Robin but it never stays still enough for a snap,..Cheers''. from > Dj.
3 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to David G Johnson club
Although robins are a common bird to us Brits they are not always so easy to photograph. This, however was, sitting absolutely still quite close-by. Maybe it was frozen? Glad you liked it.

Cheers. Herb
3 months ago.

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