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European Robin

European Robin standing on a branch at Bornem, Belgium.

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European Robin standing on a branch at Bornem, Belgium.

Common to fairly common in wooded habitats, gardens, hedges in farmland, and heathland, usually fairly near cover. He hops perkily on the ground, pausing to look around when he often flicks wings and cocks tail. It also feeds by dropping to the ground from low perches, snatching up prey and flying back up to a shady perch. Plumage distinctive, with bright orangey face and breast (easily hidden when facing away); juvenile in summer very different, with bold pale buffy spotting on back and breast.

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OTHER
TRANSLATIONS
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  • Rouge-gorge familier
  • Petirrojo europeo
CAMERA
EQUIPMENT
  • Nikon D7100
  • Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S
  • None
  • Gitzo GT3541 Carbon Fiber+Wimberley Sidekick
CAMERA
SETTINGS
  • 600mm
  • f/8
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
ABOUT
DIRK BECKERS

Dirk Beckers is a hobby wildlife & nature photographer living in Antwerp (Belgium). Fujifilm is mostly the gear I prefer but sometimes Nikon has a place in my bag. Aside from some exposure, sharpening, noise reduction and basic colour corrections, I don’t spend much time post-processing my photos. I believe that good photographs are accomplished outdoors, in the field, and not in front of the computer. That’s the essence of my photography. For more about me click here.

BIRD
IDENTIFICATION

Please be aware that I’m not an expert in Ornithology. I’m using the Merlin app from The Cornell Lab for bird identification, but if you think that there are still some mistakes with the names of the birds, please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to make the necessary corrections!

COPYRIGHT
NOTICE

For non-commercial uses, my photos are free to share but if you are interested in using one of my photos for commercial purposes in a legal way, please contact me. If you use my photos for commercial purposes without my consent,  be aware that I do a regular reverse image search on a regular basis.