British Robin - 50-40d-09775

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
50% crop from original image.

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) visiting the bird table during severe winter weather a little time before Christmas.

This particular robin I believe to be experiencing its first winter. I first noticed it back in late summer missing any sign of the red breast and have seen it progressively gaining its adult colours.

Location: Snow covered garden, Surrey, UK.

Camera: Canon EOS 40D DSLR.

Lens: Tamron SP 300mm F/2.8 LD-IF model 60B Adaptall-2 manual telephoto lens.

Settings: F/2.8, 1/130s, ISO 200.