It is easy to soon become humble while walking in a dense, dark woods with wild birds giving you just a quick glimpse of their beauty. For that reason, I was thrilled to get this close up shot of a New Zealand Robin (a bird I can't find here at home) with my hand held 300mm lens. ISO was 3200.

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