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Subject: [Leica] Re: IMG: Birds in the UK - juvenile Robin
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon Sep 15 00:14:44 2008
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Thanks for the details, Doug.

Is it typical behaviour for a Robin (whatever age) to hang around at a 
distance of a couple of feet away?.
It, like me, was sheltering from a rain shower at the time.
Cheers
Douglas

wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:
> Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>   
>> *A Robin:
>> *http://tinyurl.com/63lkjs
>> *The same Robin, it wouldn't go away - it was about 2 feet away from the 
>> lens
>> *http://tinyurl.com/6xb6qg
>> *Still there - different fence post...I think it was following me
>> *http://tinyurl.com/5q54dc
>>     
>
> This looks like a juvenile bird, moulting out the spotted plumage (some 
> remains around the face) for the adult's brick-red coloration.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Re: IMG: Birds in the UK - juvenile Robin)
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