I got a text message on Wednesday from a friend saying he had Waxwings in a tree behind his house, luckily I had the day off work so you can imagine I was straight there.
The last time I saw Waxwings was back in January 2009 and was miles away and took hours to find them, I have never seen Waxwings near where I live and haven't heard reports of sightings of them in years.
The only downer on this amazing opportunity was the only tree with a few berries left was in a shaded corner, but you can't have everything.
Here are the shots I got.
And finally a close up portrait.
All photos taken with Nikon D70 + Sigma 170-500mm
Hope you liked the shots.
Going good so far, hope I can keep this up.
Mike.
Beautiful Mike. It is so nice to be able to see them!
ReplyDeleteCheers Chris, yes it was an amazing 15 minutes.
ReplyDeleteWow...so beautiful! The shade obviously didn't stop you from getting good photos. You really show every bit of their beauty. I get excited every time I see one.
ReplyDeleteExcellent set Mike. They really are super birds aren't they.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteWell shots, extraordinary, brilliant and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese are the best I've seen.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images.
John.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks you Mike.
Amazing photos m8! So Jealous you snapped this bird, one bird I've never seen round here but always want to see and take a picy off.
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