Reader snaps robin in winter scene

The image of a robin, especially one feeding its young, is one of the most traditional winter scenes.

Keen snapper Diane Simpson managed to capture this shot in her Willenhall back garden and has shared it with readers through the Express & Star's Star Witness.

The 60-year-old is also a wildlife lover and encourages birds to use her garden for nesting and feeding.

The retired housewife used a Nikon D3200 to capture this image from her Stonehouse Avenue home.

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"The robin was just sat on my garden fence and visits our house quite often," she said.

"We even go out and feed it mealworms – but they only like the fresh one, not the dried one. They're quite picky about their food really but the family has been coming to us for years.

"We presume it is the young of the same family coming back each time.

"They obviously know they can get a decent meal from us."

Mrs Simpson, who lives with her husband, Albert, said it was her uncle who first got her interested in photography.

The mother-of-two said she had been photographing wildlife for years.

"We had two more robins on New Year's Day and the other day a sparrowhawk landed in the garden but unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me that time," she said. "We seem to be seeing more wildlife during the winter this year because of the milder weather.

"I was a bit nervous they might start nesting too early but they don't seem to have done that yet.

"The warm weather is certainly strange for this time of the year.

"I've always been interested in wildlife and it goes hand-in-hand with my photography.

"It was my uncle Terry who first got me interested in it and it's just gone on from there.

"I make bird boxes too and it's always nice to see all the wildlife in the back garden."