I'm a bird watcher. I love to wait for the perfect lighting or scene and then photograph what they are doing.
Finally, finally for the first time ever, I caught an immature robin taking a bath in a pot I set up with an insert for water (the insert is really one of those plastic dish thing that you set the pot on to catch water but I use it for a dish inside the pot). I've only ever seen a stellar jay take a bath here in the yard but I didn't have my camera.
Patience definitely pays off. I sat outside yesterday with my camera, a good book and my Galaxy Tab - telling myself I wasn't going to leave until a bird took a bath in front of me. I was out there over an hour when the robin flew up and after a few minutes got in the water.
I love the look on his face - he doesn't seem too happy to have his private moment in the bath photographed.
He's getting a little more rambunctious in this photo.
He is so darn cute!
Oh...he's feeling it now!
I have more but this is enough - when he got out and sat on the edge he was all fluffed up and adorable.
I'm opening up the "pool" in a few minutes - maybe more will visit:)
My morning routine is always to sit outside waiting - the wait was worth it yesterday.
Finally, finally for the first time ever, I caught an immature robin taking a bath in a pot I set up with an insert for water (the insert is really one of those plastic dish thing that you set the pot on to catch water but I use it for a dish inside the pot). I've only ever seen a stellar jay take a bath here in the yard but I didn't have my camera.
Patience definitely pays off. I sat outside yesterday with my camera, a good book and my Galaxy Tab - telling myself I wasn't going to leave until a bird took a bath in front of me. I was out there over an hour when the robin flew up and after a few minutes got in the water.
I love the look on his face - he doesn't seem too happy to have his private moment in the bath photographed.
He's getting a little more rambunctious in this photo.
He is so darn cute!
Oh...he's feeling it now!
I have more but this is enough - when he got out and sat on the edge he was all fluffed up and adorable.
I'm opening up the "pool" in a few minutes - maybe more will visit:)
My morning routine is always to sit outside waiting - the wait was worth it yesterday.
8 comments:
Great shots! He really is adorable :)
He must have so enjoyed getting clean! He is so fluffed up...I saved the last picture off to try to paint.
Oh, he IS adorable! Yes, your patience paid off!
~~Cheryl Ann~~
What great pictures! That must have been so much fun having him show up while you were waiting.
thanks Sharon, Laura, Daisy and Cheryl.
How wonderful!
Love the shots, nice work, Sandy :)
Wow Sandy, You have some great pictures. You have good timing.
Thanks all. Gwen - i have the patient of a saint when it comes to birds thanks for visiting.
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