Mother Robin Feeding Her Young

by Marty Saccone

Title

Mother Robin Feeding Her Young

Artist

Marty Saccone

Medium

Photograph - Fine Photography

Description

This image is currently published in the May, 2018 issue of "Down East" magazine, the magazine of Maine, running as a Maine Moment feature image.
A continuation of my Robin Red Breast series that surprisingly began in this apple tree during a late winter snow storm February 13th.

This mother Robin and her mate nested in the same tree several weeks ago.
Fortunately their nest is viewable without disturbing the birds privacy.
I am now photographing the daily activities of the proud parents and their three offspring, hopefully thru the young birds fledging the nest on their own.

I will be adding an assortment of these captures to the winter series displayed here.

It all began when a spring Robin took up late winter residence in this same tree during a February 13th blizzard, survived two more snow storms and the remainder of winter surviving on 12 to 15 dozen rotten apples that hung in the tree.
The Robin was extremely possessive and protective of the tree and its fruit to survive, chasing off all other birds each day, always perched, even sleeping in that tree.
I documented much of its stay obtaining some wonderful captures throughout.

Who knew photographing a Robin could be such an interesting study.

At the time I kiddingly commented,...wouldn't it be something in spring, if he mated, nested and brought up a family of young in my apple tree ?

I'd like to believe the male mate of this pictured mother Robin Red Breast,...is in fact the same Robin I spent so many hours photographing in winter.


Silly as it sounds,...I felt that Robin and I somehow bonded because towards the end of winter he flew to me and lighted at the foot of my tripod while I was photographing him.
I'll never know if it's the same Robin though.
I hope you will view and enjoy my series of images.

A descriptive story accompanies the several robin images throughout my portfolio and how this all came about.

Since then one of my winter Robin images has won acceptance for publication in a 2018 calendar contest by AARP, an honor I am humbled by.

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July 1st, 2017

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