Cedar Waxwings at Pyrocantha berries
Mar 12, 2019 11:47:45 #
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Mar 12, 2019 13:04:45 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Very good set.
Thank you for looking. We are coming to Beaumont and Rockport next spring. Looking forward to that trip.
Mar 12, 2019 13:05:39 #
Jolly Roger wrote:
A lovely bird.
We don't get very many of them over here.
We don't get very many of them over here.
No, but you have some wonderful birds that we do not. Would love to get some pictures of different Tits and Finches.
Mar 12, 2019 13:11:31 #
bajadreamer wrote:
Thank you for looking. We are coming to Beaumont and Rockport next spring. Looking forward to that trip.
I grew up 10 miles from Rockport, Aransas Pass, haven't been in the area for 40 years.
Mar 12, 2019 17:34:28 #
Wanderer2
Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains
bajadreamer wrote:
Cedar Waxwings gather at Pyrocantha bushes in the early spring here in So California. These birds are very difficult for me to capture fine feather detail. The detail on their feathers is so tiny and fine. The good news is that, if you find a Pyrocantha bush this time of year, it is only a matter of time before the birds show up. Often they can be shot in open areas where clumps of the berries are. These were captured near Santee Lakes in the San Diego area.
Very nice. When I lived in Calif. I also had a Pyracantha bush where birds of various species fed on the berries. Some of them appeared to get drunk on the berries, staggering around on the deck below, etc. Anyone else observed that?
Thanks for posting - it brought back memories of a very special place I once lived (it was a vineyard).
Mar 12, 2019 17:48:01 #
Mar 12, 2019 18:31:21 #
Wanderer2 wrote:
Very nice. When I lived in Calif. I also had a Pyracantha bush where birds of various species fed on the berries. Some of them appeared to get drunk on the berries, staggering around on the deck below, etc. Anyone else observed that?
Thanks for posting - it brought back memories of a very special place I once lived (it was a vineyard).
Thanks for posting - it brought back memories of a very special place I once lived (it was a vineyard).
I have heard of that but have never witnessed it. That's what pictures are for-to bring back memories of places once visited or at least, places I wish I could visit.
Mar 12, 2019 18:32:09 #
nanaval wrote:
Great set...
Thanks for looking. This time of year, with all the breeding plumage,is my favorite for bird photography.
Mar 12, 2019 20:13:48 #
Mar 12, 2019 23:56:49 #
bajadreamer wrote:
Cedar Waxwings gather at Pyrocantha bushes in the early spring here in So California. These birds are very difficult for me to capture fine feather detail. The detail on their feathers is so tiny and fine. The good news is that, if you find a Pyrocantha bush this time of year, it is only a matter of time before the birds show up. Often they can be shot in open areas where clumps of the berries are. These were captured near Santee Lakes in the San Diego area.
I've seen just what you describe...a flock of Cedar Waxwings descending on the berries of a Pyrocantha bush in West Los Angeles about 45 years ago...except the berries had started to turn alcoholic and the waxwings got truly loopy...flying in circles, flying upside down at times, flying into doors, walls and windows, truly drunk. I've never seen that since, but I'm sure it happens. Thanks for sharing this scenario with us. Nice pictures. You're right about their fine feathers...they are so smooth as to make it difficult to take images showing the feathers. jak
Mar 13, 2019 08:25:11 #
Mar 13, 2019 08:25:35 #
jak86094 wrote:
I've seen just what you describe...a flock of Ceda... (show quote)
I would like to see that someday.
Mar 13, 2019 16:33:21 #
Mar 13, 2019 22:19:19 #
bajadreamer wrote:
They are beautiful. Tough for me to get good feather detail-they tend to look "plastic" in many of my pictures.
I like the sleek look of the bird in the photos.
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