Cedar Waxwings
Dec 18, 2015 11:29:56 #
We have a very old and large cedar tree located close the water that is loaded with berries. I walked outside several days ago and kept hearing a sound similar to that made when snow or ice is melting from a tree and hitting the ground, and finally realized that a very large flock of Waxwings were feeding on the berries from the tree and the noise came from the many berries hitting the ground. Looked up and saw a beautiful sight!
Dec 18, 2015 11:37:10 #
Dec 18, 2015 11:39:29 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
We have a very old and large cedar tree located close the water that is loaded with berries. I walked outside several days ago and kept hearing a sound similar to that made when snow or ice is melting from a tree and hitting the ground, and finally realized that a very large flock of Waxwings were feeding on the berries from the tree and the noise came from the many berries hitting the ground. Looked up and saw a beautiful sight!
These are some of the better photos of Cedar Waxwings that I've seen. They are hard to photograph. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 18, 2015 11:40:21 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
We have a very old and large cedar tree located close the water that is loaded with berries. I walked outside several days ago and kept hearing a sound similar to that made when snow or ice is melting from a tree and hitting the ground, and finally realized that a very large flock of Waxwings were feeding on the berries from the tree and the noise came from the many berries hitting the ground. Looked up and saw a beautiful sight!
Great shots Corky, love the series very well done, would love to see one, such a beautiful bird.
Dec 18, 2015 11:41:30 #
Fantastic series, Corky! They are such stunning birds.
I'm fortunate to have them visit right outside my apt. where they drop the half-bitten fruit onto sidewalks for residents to track in onto carpets :) :|
I'm fortunate to have them visit right outside my apt. where they drop the half-bitten fruit onto sidewalks for residents to track in onto carpets :) :|
Dec 18, 2015 11:52:43 #
Very nice. I love those little birds. I got them a couple of weeks ago eating little red berries. What a set that was. I had never taken pictures of them with the berries so I was very excited.
Swamp-Cork wrote:
We have a very old and large cedar tree located close the water that is loaded with berries. I walked outside several days ago and kept hearing a sound similar to that made when snow or ice is melting from a tree and hitting the ground, and finally realized that a very large flock of Waxwings were feeding on the berries from the tree and the noise came from the many berries hitting the ground. Looked up and saw a beautiful sight!
Dec 18, 2015 11:57:27 #
Well captured!!!
They pass thru our area a couple of times a year.
Pat
They pass thru our area a couple of times a year.
Pat
Dec 18, 2015 12:02:22 #
flyguy wrote:
Very nice series of shots and I especially like the last one.
Thanks flyguy, and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. My wife and debated including the last one, but decided that it was so different from what is normally seen!
Dec 18, 2015 12:07:46 #
Ramled wrote:
These are some of the better photos of Cedar Waxwings that I've seen. They are hard to photograph. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks very much for the kind words and three thumbs up, Ramled, and appreciate you commenting!
Dec 18, 2015 12:10:39 #
What a wonderful sight to see!!!! Beautiful birds and excellent captures, Corky! I've never seen one up here so I really enjoyed yours!
Sx50?
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Sx50?
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Dec 18, 2015 12:12:31 #
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great shots Corky, love the series very well done, would love to see one, such a beautiful bird.
Thanks very much for looking and the kind words, Greg, and really appreciate you looking and commenting! PS- have set a record for me, and made several post lately!
Dec 18, 2015 12:13:11 #
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great shots Corky, love the series very well done, would love to see one, such a beautiful bird.
Thanks very much for looking and the kind words, Greg, and really appreciate you looking and commenting! PS- have set a record for me, and made several post lately! Sorry double post but not so bad-- get to talk to you twice! :lol:
Dec 18, 2015 12:13:43 #
Dec 18, 2015 12:30:54 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Fantastic series, Corky! They are such stunning birds.
I'm fortunate to have them visit right outside my apt. where they drop the half-bitten fruit onto sidewalks for residents to track in onto carpets :) :|
I'm fortunate to have them visit right outside my apt. where they drop the half-bitten fruit onto sidewalks for residents to track in onto carpets :) :|
Thanks for the kind words Linda, and sorry about the deposits, but on the positive side that's a good notice to grab the camera! We thought about you when trying to decide which images to post, because we needed some good suggestions on the best way to show off some of the beautiful and plentiful berries in a few of the captures!
Dec 18, 2015 12:52:39 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Very nice. I love those little birds. I got them a couple of weeks ago eating little red berries. What a set that was. I had never taken pictures of them with the berries so I was very excited.
Way to go jeep_daddy, I have tried several times when they were in our holly trees, with very little success. They wood look so good when viewing them on the tree, but the images would be mostly holly limbs and leaves! Think I just got lucky on these. Thank you very much for the kind words and looking. Take care!
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