posted Sunday, 14 February 2016, 19:30 (+0800), by Martin

male Scarlet Robin
Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4, ISO640
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4, ISO640
A beautiful male Scarlet Robin, photographed while holidaying in Pemberton earlier this year. We were staying in a house on the outskirts of the Pemberton town, surrounded by native trees and fruit trees. There were plenty of birds in the trees, and this particular photo was taken while seated on one of the verandahs of the house, where I waited for the birds to come closer to be photographed.
Stunning! How close to the bird would you have been when you took this photo?