Robin Robinson
- Location
- Phippsburg, Maine, United States
- Birthday
- April 05
- Title
- Queen Mum
- Company
- Out Of The Blue
- Bio
- I'm a photographer, writer and gardener. I live on the coast of Maine. I live with a husband, dogs and a cat. I used to live with children but they grew up and left. I'm thankful for all of these things.
MY RECENT POSTS
- FLYday- Canada Geese
July 13, 2012 10:00AM - Eagles Don't Always Come Home
- Bird Nests
June 09, 2012 04:12PM - Silence Of The Woods - Royal
Ferns
May 31, 2012 07:22PM - Heady Day In Heaven - 777
Photos
May 29, 2012 12:32PM - FLYDAY - Bald eagle, Osprey,
Herring gulls, Double-crested
Cormorants- Fishing & Fighting
May 25, 2012 04:38PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Pestcontrolman, thank
you very much. These big
raptors don't
live where
pigeons d…”
September 14, 2012 07:46AM - “Pestcontrolman, thank
you very much. These big
raptors don't
live where
pigeons d…”
September 14, 2012 07:46AM - “May Sarton, the famous
poet took a shot at me when I
was
young. I was waiting
fo…”
August 01, 2012 08:26AM - “May Sarton, the famous
poet took a shot at me when I
was
young. I was waiting
fo…”
August 01, 2012 08:26AM - “Heidi, not to worry: the
integrity of your intellect is
safe
with me, Canadian
OR…”
July 16, 2012 09:11AM
MARCH 11, 2010 12:13PM
Rare, Pink Thunderbird, Black Guillemot And Turkey Vultures
There has been so
very little for bird action around here that I'm getting desperate.
So, I'm driven to show this grill from a pink Thunderbird for lack
of the avian kind. Can you guess what year? I had hoped that
after the Big Storm on February 25th that something would…
MARCH 7, 2010 10:27AM
Maine Photography Show
Burnt Coat Island
Lakeside
Gold Dragonfly Blue Water
For three
years running, I have entered the Maine Photography Show. These are
the images I submitted this year. None of them were chosen by the
juror, John Paul Caponegro. What do you think?All of them were shot in Phippsburg. The/…
MARCH 3, 2010 12:12PM
Please Turn Out The Lights - More Mute Swans
In response
to my post about New Jersey and the Mute swans, I received some e
mails in defense of The Garden State and a suggestion of mass
slaughter as a reasonable control measure for that aggressive bird
species. Since photographing them, I have spoken to several people
who told me…
FEBRUARY 25, 2010 9:10AM
Sink Your Teeth Into This
This is some funny reading and some bodaciously awesome photography, and all by the same person - a short woman, at that! Read full post »
FEBRUARY 16, 2010 5:59PM
A Thing So Beautiful - Mute Swans
I have to confess that my whole notion of New Jersey has been the opening scenes of the Sopranos. The words "New Jersey" have conjured the worst stereotypes of guys named Guido and gum cracking dames with whiny voices and bad red hair. Both of these cartoon characters wear gobs/…
FEBRUARY 15, 2010 9:12AM
"Get On The Bus, Gus!"
David and I are in Tom's River, New Jersey right now visiting family. There is tons of snow here, much more than at home. When we left home, our yard was down to lawn, but here, there is about 2 feet of the white stuff on the ground. Three more/…
FEBRUARY 6, 2010 1:49PM
Promise
A British
researcher has come up with a mathematical formula for calculating
what will be the most depressing day of the year. This year, it was
January 24th. His formula is as follows:
[W + (D-d)] x TQ M x NA
These are the seven variables of the equation: (W) weather, (D)
debt,…
JANUARY 31, 2010 4:41PM
Get A Grip On Your "G!"
I believe
it's one of those laws of inverse proportion that the more
dependent I am on my computer, the more likely it is to crash or at
least, run slower and slower. I'm sure I have read that very thing
on one of those Murphy's Law page-a-day calendars. Probably,
the/… Read full post »
JANUARY 23, 2010 10:59AM
Super Duper Cooper's HAWK!
I have been working on a photography project with a drop- dead deadline. Every morning, I'm at my computer between seven-thirty and eight. It's easy for me to sit there for three or four hours not moving more than my fingers on the keyboard. If I get up from the/…
JANUARY 19, 2010 12:28PM
The Politically Incorrect Duck or Long-tailed Duck
This is a pair of Long-tailed ducks. That's what we call
them these days. They used to be called 'Oldsquaws,' until someone
made a stink that the name was insensitive to the history of Native
Americans. Some biologists were worried that some angry Native
Americans would not support conservati/…
JANUARY 15, 2010 9:30AM
Bald Eagle In A Desert Of Ice
Last night,
the temperature outside dropped to zero with a brisk little breeze
clipping around. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the stars
twinkled. As much as I get worn down by days of clouds and gray
skies, at least, when there are clouds, it's not so cold. Without…
JANUARY 8, 2010 1:40PM
Golden-eyes, "I've Got Eyes For You, Babe!"
Sometimes, the names of birds baffle me; the name may have no relationship to what I see about the bird. Sometimes this is because, as in the case of the Red-throated loons I've posted about in the past or the Red-shouldered hawk, it's because the bird isn't displayed in breeding plumage/…
JANUARY 7, 2010 9:46AM
White-winged Scoters, The Crab Wars
These are
White-winged Scoters and an American Herring Gull eating crabs.
There are three kinds of Scoter, Black, Surf and the ones shown
here. All of them visit the Maine coast in the winter, but breed
further inland. White-winged scoters are easy to pick out by the
white comma on their…
JANUARY 3, 2010 2:55PM
Birds In Winter
JANUARY 2, 2010 10:07AM
Red-shouldered Hawk
"Red Rover, Red
Rover,"
"Send Robin On Over!"
I hated that game. Played on hot summer nights with neighborhood kids, I always felt like I was on the wrong side. Helpless, tossed, given up; I felt like a loser. I don't remember what the rules were, something about being called out of a…
"Send Robin On Over!"
I hated that game. Played on hot summer nights with neighborhood kids, I always felt like I was on the wrong side. Helpless, tossed, given up; I felt like a loser. I don't remember what the rules were, something about being called out of a…
JANUARY 1, 2010 3:11PM
American robin
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JANUARY 1, 2010 12:13PM
Frost
After one of
our recent rain events, where everyone north of us got snow, there
was beautiful frost on everything. I took these photographs wearing
my bathrobe. I had to act fast to capture this beauty before the
sun hit it and melted away the delicate frosting.This ephemeral
effect only happens/…
DECEMBER 27, 2009 2:47PM
Quill Pigs and Blue Jay Kabobs- A Five Course Meal
I love cooking shows.
One of my favorites is the cooking competition
“Iron Chef,†in which a challenger
competes against a previously chosen champion. The chefs must
create a five-course meal in one hour using a
‘secret ingredient.’ At the
last minute, the show’s creator, with/… 
DECEMBER 24, 2009 11:14AM
Merry Christmas, Everyone
My husband informed me this morning that it's politically incorrect to say "Merry Christmas." So as not to offend anyone, the proper wish is, "Happy Holidays." He's a lapsed Catholic, so I suppose he would know. I wasn't raised with any conventional religion. We did have a god, the vengeful an/…
DECEMBER 20, 2009 9:32AM
I OTTER Be Thankful
A few days ago, I was "driving to town," as we say around here. That means going to Bath, which is fifteen miles north. During the winter, it's where we have to go for all supplies, food or a restaurant meal as everything in Phippsburg is closed. I was on/…
DECEMBER 12, 2009 10:42AM
COLORADO!
I will be presenting this short (under 10 minutes), slide show of our October trip to Aspen, Colorado to my camera club, The Capital Area Camera Club. Click on that link for the club's web site and information about us. We've got a really snazzy web site thanks to our Webmaster/…
DECEMBER 11, 2009 2:24PM
"Not Too Sharp, ARE Ya!"
In New England, we often phrase questions as if they are statements of fact. We say things like "Not too sharp, are ya?" almost daring the subject to challenge what we already know to be true; there is no doubt in our minds. My father used to say that particular thing/…
DECEMBER 9, 2009 12:43PM
What A Hog!
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