I photographed this American Robin with its beak in a Gopher mound here in my yard. It was looking for Earthworms but I never saw it getting one. This looks to be a young American Robin.
The second photo shows that it did find something to eat but not in the Gopher mound.


How I Got The Photo – American Robin With Beak In Gopher Mound
I was sitting in my pickup photographing Eastern Bluebirds bringing food to their young. This Robin came by and I got this photo. This is my setup for photographing Eastern Bluebird at one of my nesting box: My Eastern Bluebird Photography Setup
I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS USM
Technical:
- Location: My Yard (Arkansas)
- Date Taken: August 15, 2014
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f5.0
- Shutter speed: 1/500 sec. and 1/640 on second photo
- ISO: 800
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: -1/3 EV
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4