Waxwings

[Debbie Stahre]

Cedar waxwings are around here in northern New England all year, but Bohemians are always a worthy treat to capture in winter months as they only show up once in a while when they come south for winter food. They have been known to gorge themselves into a drunken stupor eating winter fruits and then end up just sitting it out on the ground, endangering themselves to predators.

http://www.focalworld.com/media/winters-bounty.5476/full

 

[Ben Egbert]

Waxwings are beautiful, but bohemians take it up a notch. Beautiful images.

 

[Debbie Stahre]

Waxwings are beautiful, but bohemians take it up a notch. Beautiful images.

Thanks Ben!

 

[Littlefield]

Nice, never seen a Bohemian and always cool to get Waxwings showing red wax tips.
Don

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful birds and some great images of them as well. I love all three of these.

 

[Debbie Stahre]

Thanks Alan!

 

[JimFox]

Wow! These are awesome Debbie. Not knowing that much about birds, I didn't realize how much I like Waxwings! These are really cool.

How great that you are able to photograph these.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Lucky you to be able to see these birds, Debbie and a beautiful job capturing them. Unfortunately, I have never seen a Bohemian Waxwing.. I am going to have to go where they are abundant. That last Cedar Waxwing is beautiful.

 

[Debbie Stahre]

Lucky you to be able to see these birds, Debbie and a beautiful job capturing them. Unfortunately, I have never seen a Bohemian Waxwing.. I am going to have to go where they are abundant. That last Cedar Waxwing is beautiful.

The 1st time I saw waxwings was on a telephone line in MA when I was a kid riding horseback and fell in love with them. When I lived in NH the Bohemians often showed up, especially around cities where crabapples are abundant in the winter and I could usually go day after day and find them gorging themselves to inebriation. Hope you get to see them soon!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice set Debbie. Very colorful birds and you captured them well.