Thanks! We'd really only seen adults up until now, while walking around the neighborhood. This was the first time we'd seen fledglings. Just luck that they decided to make their nest right outside our window!
I love the way they run -- head down, little legs pumping -- unlike the sparrows etc. that go hop-hop-hop.
That's a fantastic shot!
Great shots!
Where: Mississauga, ON
When: 2025-07-25 through 2025-07-30
Gear: Sony A6700 with Tamron 18-300mm
Following on from my first post of an American Robin nest just outside my kitchen window, here are some more shots of the same birds a few days later. This was just before they left the nest.
Can’t actually hear them. We have pretty good sound insulation.
Where: Mississauga, ON
When: 2026-07-23 6:43pm
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 18-300mm
A pair of American Robins made a nest in the tree right outside our kitchen window.
Here's another one from 4 days earlier (12:37pm):
That’s really interesting! Thanks!
This was taken from the highest point on the “Rockpile”.
This was at 18mm on APS-C, so 24mm full-frame equivalent. It was as wide as my lens would go.
Explain?
I actually didn’t hear their call. I’ll have to look it up.
When I first heard the name of this bird, I thought it was "Stellar Jay", which IMO is a superior name.
Where: Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada
When: Saturday, 20 June 2026, 10:19am
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 18-300mm
Where: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
When: Saturday, 20 June 2026, 1:14pm.
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm
I've been hearing these in Missisauga, Ontario as well but I've never been able to spot them.
Shutter speed wasn't quite fast enough for the in-flight shot, so it's soft if you zoom in, but otherwise a cool shot.
Where: Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario
When: 2026-04-27 ~10am
Gear: Sony A6700 with Tamron 150-500mm
Same bird head-shot:
Where: Mississauga, Ontario
When: 2026-02-20 3pm
Gear: Sony A6700 with Tamron 150-500mm
I edited this using Darktable instead of Lightroom Classic. Let me know what you think.
Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2026-02-06 11AM
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm
Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2026-02-06 12PM
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm
This little guy had just shook himself furiously and was all poofed up.
AKA Pileated Woodpecker
Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2025-12-24 12PM
Gear: Sony A6700 with Tamron 150-500mm
Where: Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario
When: 2025-09-27
Camera: Sony A6700 with Tamron 18-300mm
Where: Mississauga, Ontario
When: 2025-10-05 1PM
Camera: Sony A6700 with Tamron 18-300mm
I need a longer lens...
Where: Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario
When: 2025-09-27 1:20pm
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 18-300mm
I think this is the female of the species.
