Robin by Roy Rimmer
In 2016 our Photo of the Week award frequently went to pictures of some of the rarest vagrants in Britain, but the subject needn't be a British rarity to be awarded the accolade — as is proved by this week's winning image of a Robin by Roy Rimmer.
The UK's most popular bird has been given a new lease of life in this lovely reflective shot. Over a period of time and with careful planning, the subject was baited with mealworms until it would land on a mossy perch. The perch was then moved to a pond and photographed from a portable hide that was already in place; interestingly, the reflection actually gives a better angle and image of the bird than the slightly awkward-looking take-off pose itself.
Congratulations to Roy on his innovative Photo of the Week, taken with a 70–200mm lens and shot at 1/200th second f16 on ISO 200, using two flashguns.
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Other notable images
Common Scoter, Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk (Photo: Chris Mayne)
Fieldfare, Belgium (Photo: Marc FASOL)
Common Woodshrike, India (Photo: Vipul Ramanuj)
Whooper Swan, Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire (Photo: Gordon Speirs)
Grey Heron, Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire (Photo: Norman West)
Black-necked Grebe, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Photo: Graham Munton)
Bittern, Pennington Flash CP, Greater Manchester (Photo: John Tymon)
Stonechat, Malta (Photo: Natalino Fenech)
Black-throated Thrush, Qatar (Photo: Gavin Farnell)
Goldfinch, Greylake RSPB, Somerset & Bristol (Photo: Michael Sherwin)
Firecrest, Goxhill Haven, Lincolnshire (Photo: Stephen Routledge)
Long-tailed Duck, Pembroke Bay, Guernsey (Photo: Andy Marquis)
Ivory Gull, Norway (Photo: Andrew Moon)
Kestrel, undisclosed site, Lancashire (Photo: Austin Thomas)
