{"id":21997,"date":"2026-03-16T08:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21997"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:21:25","slug":"first-fat-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21997","title":{"rendered":"First Fat Robin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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American Robin: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, March 2026 \u2014 I wrote a poem last week that featured the \u201cfirst fat Robin of spring\u201d and this is it (or one at any rate), up on our deck on a cold, snowy morning. As I pointed out in the poem, this Robin clearly spent the winter \u201csomewhere else\u201d where the \u201cliving was easier\u201d since our resident Robins around town are looking a bit stressed about now. My theory is that it was not far away\u2026particularly not \u201cdown south\u201d (this winter it would have had to have gone very far south indeed to find easier living)\u2026no, it was just deep in the woods (probably conifers) where there is less snow and the trees and their shelter keep the temperatures a few degrees warmer, and the bugs more active. Now that spring is coming, the balance has shifted and it has \u201ccome out\u201d of the woods to appear on our lawns and decks. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 300mm. Cropped to about 500mm equivalent field of view, and shot through a double-glazed deck door. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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