{"id":25910,"date":"2015-06-27T05:39:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T11:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=25910"},"modified":"2025-05-25T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:04:12","slug":"an-american-robin-near-modoc-creek-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/06\/27\/an-american-robin-near-modoc-creek-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"American Robin near Modoc Creek, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-147142 size-full\" title=\"An American Robin near Modoc Creek, Idaho\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798.jpg\" alt=\"An American Robin near Modoc Creek, Idaho\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/american-robin-idaho-mia-mcpherson-8798.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">An American Robin near Modoc Creek, Idaho &#8211; Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In early May I found this American Robin perched near Modoc Creek, Idaho and I liked the simplicity of of the background and the robin&#8217;s pose. American Robins are a common, almost ignored species that I enjoy photographing in wild locations well away from the hum of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Life is good. Happy Saturday!<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-robin-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Robin photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early May I found this American Robin perched near Modoc Creek, Idaho and I liked the simplicity of of the background and the robin&#8217;s pose. 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