Waxwings in the snow

[DRwyoming]

Heard a racket outside the kitchen window and looked out to see our snowy crabapple tree jumping with Waxwings coming in for some late winter sustenance. The trick wasn't finding a subject, it was isolating one or a small group in all the chaos.

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[Patrick M]

Very nice, lovely composition

 

[ssheipel]

Nicely done!

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nice shot. Yeah in those situations it can get confusing.

 

[Woody Meristem]

Very nice.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Heard a racket outside the kitchen window and looked out to see our snowy crabapple tree jumping with Cedar Waxwings coming in for some late winter sustenance. The trick wasn't finding a subject, it was isolating one or a small group in all the chaos.

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Sweet birds, these cedar waxwings are quite colorful.

Oliver

 

[MorganP]

Nice shot DR-W this would make a nice print.

 

[Charles Loy]

Super cool! I love Cedar Waxwings, thanks for sharing.

 

[jfredrick]

Never have seen one that I know of in the wild (Midwest or South Florida living). Well done!

 

[bsinc1962]

Nicely done Dave. They've been in abundance lately.

 

[Cristobal]

Very nice!

 

[Irap]

Beautiful image Dave

 

[KurtT]

Heard a racket outside the kitchen window and looked out to see our snowy crabapple tree jumping with Cedar Waxwings coming in for some late winter sustenance. The trick wasn't finding a subject, it was isolating one or a small group in all the chaos.

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gorgeous birds, love the grouping , alternating on the branch . Jackson getting some good snow this year?

 

[DRwyoming]

Jackson getting some good snow this year?

Oh yeahhhhh, it's been a big winter and great skiing!

 

[Mark Garfinkel]

Cool photograph

 

[M R Opp]

Awesome capture. Love the composition. I'm wondering if those aren't Bohemian Waxwings?

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[DRwyoming]

I'm wondering if those aren't Bohemian Waxwings?

Could well be, I've always struggled to differentiate those two.

 

[aolander]

Very nice image. They appear to be Bohemian Waxwings which have brown undertail coverts. Cedar have white.

 

[Cristobal]

Very nice image too! You are right; these are Bohemian Waxwings; another distinction is the presence of yellow at the end of wings of the adult Bohemian Waxwing (easier to spot on the ground).

 

[Nanakamado]

Beautifull.

 

[M R Opp]

Could well be, I've always struggled to differentiate those two.

Cedar Waxwings are "browner" whereas bohemian are "grayish". We are having a huge irruption - unprecedented - of Bohemians in CO, so I am sure there are also a lot in WY.

 

[DRwyoming]

Thanks for the kind words and ID help folks.

They were back in abundance yesterday afternoon but that's likely the end of it as they stripped our crab apple tree bare in less than an hour

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